پرتو

See also: تربو and ترثو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian پرتو (partow)

Noun

پرتو • (pertev)

  1. ray of light
  2. splendor

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “pertev”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پرتو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 318a

Persian

Alternative forms

  • فرتو (fartow)

Etymology

The second part is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep-. Related to Persian تفت (heat, warmth), Persian آفتاب (sun, sunshine), etc.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? partaw
Dari reading? partaw
Iranian reading? partow
Tajik reading? partav

Noun

Dari پرتو
Iranian Persian
Tajik партав

پرتو • (partow)

  1. ray, ray of light
  2. light
  3. (physics) radiation

Derived terms

Proper noun

پرتو • (partow)

  1. a surname, Partow

Further reading