پوزش

See also: بورس

Persian

Dari پوزش
Iranian Persian
Tajik пӯзиш

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bōzišn, salvation; apology), itself a verbal noun of Middle Persian [script needed] (bwhtn', bwc- /⁠bōxtan, bōz-⁠/, to save, to redeem), ultimately from *bʰewg- (to flee, to escape).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? pōziš
Dari reading? pōziš
Iranian reading? puzeš
Tajik reading? püziš

Noun

پوزش • (puzeš)

  1. apology
  2. forgiveness; pardoning
    Synonyms: عذر ('ozr); معذرت (ma'zerat)

Derived terms

  • پوزش خواستن (puzeš xâstan, to apologize, literally to seek forgiveness)

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