گندم
Persian
Alternative forms
- گنم (ganom, genom) (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /gannum/), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (Hg /gan(d)um/)) from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian.
Compare Parthian 𐫃𐫗𐫅𐫇𐫖 (gndwm /gandum/), Sogdian 𐼲𐼻𐽂𐼺 (γntm /γandam/), Northern Luri گںنم (gənem), Northern Kurdish genim, Pashto غنم (ǧanëm), Talysh گندم (qandım), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gaṇtuma), 𐬔𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gantuma), Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡan.ˈdum/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡän̪.d̪ʊ́m]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲæn̪.d̪óm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡän̪.d̪úm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gandum |
| Dari reading? | gandum |
| Iranian reading? | gandom |
| Tajik reading? | gandum |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | گندم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гандум |
گندم • (gandom)
Derived terms
Descendants
Southwestern Fars
Alternative forms
- گنم (ganom) (Kuzarg)
Noun
گندم (gandom)
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv) wheat
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گندم (gandom). Doublet of گیہُوں (gehū̃).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡən.d̪ʊm/
Noun
گَنْدُم • (gandum) m (Hindi spelling गंदुम)