کمک
Persian
Etymology
From Azerbaijani kömək (“help, assistance”), from Proto-Turkic *kömek (“help, assistance”). Compare Uzbek koʻmak (“help”), Kazakh көмек (kömek, “help”), Yakut көмө (kömö, “help”); Bashkir күмәк (kümək, “group of people doing one job”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.ˈmak/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊ.mǽk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.mǽkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰu.mǽk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kumak |
| Dari reading? | kumak |
| Iranian reading? | komak |
| Tajik reading? | kumak |
Noun
| Dari | کمک |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кумак |
کمک • (komak) (plural کمکها)
- help, aid, assistance
- an assistant, a reserve
Derived terms
- کمک کردن (komak kardan, “help”)
- کمک خواستن (komak xâstan, “to ask for help”)
- کمکی (komaki, “auxiliary, helper”)
Descendants
See also
- به کمک احتیاج دارید؟ (be komak ehtiyâj dârid?, “Do you (guys) need help?”, politely or to multiple people)
- به کمک احتیاج داری؟ (be komak ehtiyâj dâri?, “Do you need help?”, familiarly and to one person)
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission)[1] (in German), volume 3, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 606–607