گنجشک
Persian
Alternative forms
- بنجشک (benješk), کنجشک (konješk)
- گجیک (gojik) (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan)
Etymology
From Middle Persian wncšk' (winjišk), from earlier *winǰaicakah. Compare Baluchi جنجشک (jinjišk), Southwestern Fars بجشک (beješk), بیجیشک (bijišk).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡun.ˈd͡ʒiʃk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʊn.d͡ʒɪʃk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥on.d͡ʒeʃkʲ]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ɡ̥on.d͡ʒiːʃkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡun.d͡ʒiʃk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gunjišk |
| Dari reading? | gunjišk |
| Iranian reading? | gonješk |
| Tajik reading? | gunjišk |
Noun
گنجشک • (gonješk) (plural گنجشکان)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | گنجشک (gonješk) | گنجشکان، گنجشکا△ (gonješkấn, gonješkấ△) |
| definitive direct object | گنجشک را، گنجشک رو△ (gonješk râ, gonješko△) | گنجشکان را، گنجشکا رو△ (gonješkấn râ, gonješkấ ro△) |
| ezâfe | گنجشک (gonješk-e) | گنجشکان، گنجشکای△ (gonješkấn-e, gonješkấ-ye△) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
گنجشکی (gonješk-i) | گنجشکانی، گنجشکایی△ (gonješkấn-i, gonješkấi△) |
△ Colloquial.