خو
Mazanderani
Persian
Alternative forms
- خوی (xuy) (literary)
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian hwk' (xōg). Cognates with Old English hyġe.
Etymology 2
From Old Persian [script needed] (huva), from Proto-Iranian *hwabya-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swe (“reflexive pronoun”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé.[1] (compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬜𐬀𐬙𐬀 (xᵛaδata))
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /xo/
Pronoun
خو • (xo)
- (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, reflexive) oneself
- (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, emphatic) one's own
- مو عامو امرو پسین عکسشه دیدُم خوش و نومزادش سی خوشون تو چمنا بیدن.
- Mo âmu emru/omru pasin akseše didom xoš o numzâdeš si xošun tu čamanâ biden. (dialectal, Bushehr)
- (Uncle!) This afternoon, I saw their photo; Himself and his fiancé were (sitting) on the lawn (for themselves).
- Mo âmu emru/omru pasin akseše didom xoš o numzâdeš si xošun tu čamanâ biden. (dialectal, Bushehr)
- مو عامو امرو پسین عکسشه دیدُم خوش و نومزادش سی خوشون تو چمنا بیدن.
Synonyms
- (reflexive, oneself): خویش (xiš)
Usage notes
- When used as a noun, خو (xo) is often followed by a personal pronoun suffix, e.g. خوم (xom, “my self”), خوت (xot, “your self”), etc.
References
- Pokorny 992
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [xoʊ]
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [xæv]
Noun
خو • (xow)
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