گوسفند

Persian

Alternative forms

  • گوسپند (guspand)

Etymology

From Middle Persian KYNA (gōspand, “sheep, small cattle”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀- (gao-spəṇta-, “beneficent cow”), a compound of 𐬔𐬀𐬊- (gao-, “cow”) + 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), compare گاو (gâv) and سِپَند (sepand).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡʊːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡʊːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥uːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡ̥uːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? gōsfánd, gōspánd
Dari reading? gōsfand, gōspand
Iranian reading? gusfand, guspand
Tajik reading? güsfand, güspand
  • (dialectal, Sabzevar) IPA(key): /ɡuːsˈfend/
  • Rhymes: -and

Noun

Dari گوسفند
Iranian Persian
Tajik гӯсфанд

گوسفَند • (gusfand) (plural گوسفندها, or گوسفندان)

  1. sheep

See also

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