خواب

See also: جواب‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡‎ (xvāb), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to dream”).[1] Compare Kurdish xew, xewn, and Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”), whence hypnosis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɒːb/
  • (older version) IPA(key): /xʷɒːb/

Noun
Dari Persian خواب‎
Iranian Persian خواب‎
Tajiki Persian хоб (xob)

خواب • (xâb)

  1. dream
  2. sleep

Adjective

خواب • (xâb)

  1. asleep

References
  1. Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 462

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian خواب‎ (xâb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʷaːb/, or IPA(key): /xaːb/

Noun

خواب • (xvāb) m (Hindi spelling ख़्वाब)

  1. dream

Synonyms
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