کوتاه

Persian

Etymology

"kutâh" from Middle Persian "kotâh".[1] Cognate with ‎ (“child”) and ‎ (“small”).[2]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /kʰoːtʰɑːh/
(Dari): IPA^(key): /kʰoːtʰɒːh/
(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /kʰuːtʰɒːh/
- (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /kʰuːtʰɒːh/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /kʰɵːtʰɔːh/

Adjective

کوتاه • (kôtâh) (comparative کوتاه‌تر‎, superlative کوتاه‌ترین‎)

short (in stature, length or duration)
low

Antonyms

بلند‎ (boland)
طولانی‎ (ṭulâni)

Derived terms

کوتاهی‎ (kutâhi)

References

Farhang-e Farsi (A Persian Dictionary) by Mohammad Mo'in
Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 258

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