خویش
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian NPŠE / 𐭭𐭯𐭱𐭤 (xwēš), from Old Persian [script needed] (ʰuvāipašiyam), a compound from Proto-Iranian *hwaypaθyah, with the phonetic change resulting in unattested but assumed Middle Persian *xwēbš > xwēš.
The first element of the compound is akin to Old Persian [script needed] (huva), from Proto-Iranian *hwá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swá (“reflexive pronoun”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé.[1] (compare Persian خود (xod, “self”))
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xʷeːʃ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xeːʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xeːʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xeːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xiːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χeʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xwēš |
| Dari reading? | xēš |
| Iranian reading? | xiš |
| Tajik reading? | xeš |
Usage notes
In Modern Colloquial and Standard Persian, the term has largely been replaced by خود (xod), and is used almost exclusively in literary contexts.
Synonyms
- (reflexive, oneself): خود (xod)
Derived terms
- خویشاوند (xišâvand)
References
- Pokorny 992
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