پشه
See also: بسة
Khalaj
Noun
پَشّه (paşşa) (definite accusative پَشّهنؽ, plural پَشّهلار)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | پشه | پشهلار |
| genitive | پشهݧ | پشهلارؽݧ |
| dative | پشهقا | پشهلارقا |
| definite accusative | پشهݧ | پشهلارؽ |
| locative | پشهچا | پشهلارچا |
| ablative | پشهدا | پشهلاردا |
| instrumental | پشهلا | پشهلارلا |
| equative | پشهوارا | پشهلاروارا |
Persian
Alternative forms
- پخچه (paxče) (dialectal, Kazerun)
- پخشه (paxše) (dialectal, Shiraz, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (phšk' /paxšag/, “mosquito, gnat”),[1] from Old Iranian *paxšaka-.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /pa.ˈʃa/, /paʃ.ˈʃa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.ʃä], [pʰäʃ.ʃä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæ.ʃe], [pʰæʃ.ʃe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.ʃä], [pʰäʃ.ʃä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | paša, pašša |
| Dari reading? | paša, pašša |
| Iranian reading? | paša, pašše |
| Tajik reading? | paša, pašša |
Noun
| Dari | پشه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пашша |
پشه • (paše or pašše) (plural پشهها)
- mosquito
- Synonyms: کورپشه (kur-paše), خاموشک (xâmušak), موشه (muše), سارخک (sâraxk), سپیدپر (sepid-par)
- (dialectal) fly
- Synonym: مگس (magas)
Derived terms
- پشهبند (paše-band, “mosquito net”)
Descendants
- → Khalaj: paşşa (“mosquito”)
- → Uyghur: پاشا (pasha, “mosquito”)
- → Uzbek: pashsha (“fly”)
- → Kazakh: маса (masa, “mosquito”)
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “paxšag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 66
- ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects[1] (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 633
Southwestern Fars
Alternative forms
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv) پخشه (paxša)
Noun
پشه (paša)
- (Kuzarg) fly