ریگ
See also: زیگ
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lyk' /rēg/, “sand”). According to Korn, ultimately inherited from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾeːɡ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [reːɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [reːɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [reːɡ̥]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹiːɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾeɡ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rēg |
| Dari reading? | rēg |
| Iranian reading? | rig |
| Tajik reading? | reg |
Derived terms
- ریگستان (rêgestân)
- ریگزار (rêgzâr)
- ریگبوم (rêg-bum)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ریگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Blažek, Václav (2015) “‘River’ and ‘sand’ in Slavic and Indo-European context”, in Etymological Research into Old Church Slavonic: Proceedings of the Etymological Symposium Brno 2014, 9–11 September 2014, Brno, Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, pages 57–68
- Korn, Agnes (2005) Towards a Historical Grammar of Balochi: Studies in Balochi Historical Phonology and Vocabulary (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 26), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 78, footnote 15
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “rēg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Anagrams
- گیر
- رگی
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگ (rēg).
Synonyms
- ریت (ret)
Related terms
- ریگستان (registān)
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