پاکیزه

Persian

Etymology

From (pāk / pâk, “pure”) +‎ (-īza / -ize, diminutive suffix). Compare Northern Kurdish paqij (“clean”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /paː.kiː.ˈza/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.kʰiː.zǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.kʰiː.zǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰɔː.kʰi.zǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɒː.kʰʲiː.zé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɔ.kʰi.zǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	pākīza
Dari reading^?	pākīza
Iranian reading^?	pâkize
Tajik reading^?	pokiza

Adjective

پاکیزه • (pākīza / pâkize)

clean, spotless, immaculate
Synonym: تمیز (tamīz / tamiz)
pure of mind, chaste, innocent, decent
― zan-e pâkize va mo'mene ― chaste and pious woman
correct, decent, well-done

Derived terms

پاکیزگی (pākīzagī / pâkizegi, “cleanliness”)

Descendants

→ Uzbek: pokiza
→ Uyghur: پاكىز (pakiz)
→ Armenian: փաքիզայ (pʻakʻizay)
→ Georgian: ფაქიზი (pakizi)
→ Northern Kurdish: pakîze
→ Gujarati: પાકીઝા (pākījhā), પાકીજા (pākījā)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: पाकीज़ा (pākīzā)

Urdu: پَاکِیزَہ (pākīza)