انبوه

Persian

Etymology

Might come from Old Iranian *ham-pauγa- or *ham-pūγa- and be the Iranian correspondence of Sanskrit पूग (pūga, “multitude”), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀳 (pūha, “crowd”) (compare Ancient Greek πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks”)).[1] Related to Old Armenian ամբոխ (ambox), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

انبوه • (anbuh)

  1. mass, heap
  2. crowd

Adjective

انبوه • (anbuh)

  1. thick, dense (densely crowded or packed)
  2. aggregate
  3. gross

References
  1. Herzenberg, L. G. (2011) “Studies in Persian Etymology I”, in Acta Linguistica Petropolitana‎, volume 7, number 1, page 208 of 201–224

Further reading
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 96
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ամբոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 151ab
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