پیشمرگه
Persian
Alternative forms
- پیشمرگه (piš-marge), پیشمرگ (pišmarg), پیشمرگ (piš-marg)
Etymology
Borrowed from Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge). Analysable within Persian as پیش (piš) + مرگ (marg) + ه (e), literally “facing death”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /peːʃ.maɾ.ˈɡa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰeːʃ.mäɾ.ɡä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiːʃ.mæɹ.ɡʲe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰeʃ.mäɾ.ɡä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pēšmarga |
| Dari reading? | pēšmarga |
| Iranian reading? | pišmarge |
| Tajik reading? | pešmarga |
Noun
پیشمرگه • (pišmarge, pešmerge) (plural پیشمرگهها)
- Peshmerga (Kurdish fighter)