گاومیش
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian TWRAmyš (gāw-mēš, literally “cow-sheep”); compare Persian گاو (gâv, “cow”) and میش (mêš, “ewe”) for the constituents.
The Iranian word has been borrowed all over the Orient: compare Old Armenian գոմէշ (gomēš), Classical Syriac ܓܡܘܫܐ (gāmōšā), Arabic جاموس (jāmūs), Georgian გამეში (gameši), კამეჩი (ḳameči), კამბეჩი (ḳambeči), Chechen гомаш (gomaš), Ossetian къамбец (k’ambec).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ɡɒːvˈmiːʃ]
- (Dari) IPA(key): [ɡɒːwˈmeːʃ]
Inflection
basic forms of گاومیش
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
bare | گاومیش (gâvmiš) | گاومیشان (gâvmišấn) گاومیشا (gâvmišấ) (colloquial) |
definitive direct object | گاومیش را (gâvmiš râ) گاومیش رو (gâvmišo) (colloquial) |
گاومیشان را (gâvmišấn râ) گاومیشا رو (gâvmišấ ro) (colloquial) |
ezâfé | گاومیش (gâvmiš-e) | گاومیشان (gâvmišấn-e) گاومیشای (gâvmišấ-ye) (colloquial) |
marked indefinite, relative definite |
گاومیشی (gâvmiš-i) | گاومیشانی (gâvmišấn-i) گاومیشایی (gâvmišấi) (colloquial) |
Synonyms
- بوفالو (bufâlo)
Descendants
- Arabic: جاموس (jāmūs)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գոմէշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 618
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