زه

See also: زهٔ and ره

Gilaki

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (zh’l /⁠zahār⁠/, “womb”), [script needed] (zhk’wmnd /⁠zahagōmand⁠/, “pregnant”).

Noun

زه (zƏ)

  1. foetus

Etymology 2

Alternative form of زی (zƏy).

Noun

زه (zeh, ze)

  1. olive

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ajám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zə/

Pronoun

زه • (zə)

  1. I

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 (zyḥ /⁠zīh⁠/). Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁 (žiiā, “bow-string”) , Ancient Greek βιός (biós, “bow-string, tendon”), Old Church Slavonic жила (žila), Lithuanian gýsla, Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil) and Sanskrit जिया (jiyā́).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? zih
Dari reading? zeh
Iranian reading? zeh
Tajik reading? zeh

Noun
Dari زه
Iranian Persian
Tajik зеҳ

زه • (zeh)

  1. string (of a musical stringed instrument)
  2. bowstring
Derived terms
  • زه تابیدن (zeh tâftan)
  • زه زدن (zeh zadan)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬄𐬚𐬀 (ząθa, “birth”), Sanskrit ज (ja, “son of, birth”), Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, “procreation”).

Pronunciation 1
 

Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zah
Iranian reading? zah
Tajik reading? zah
Verb

زه • (zah)

  1. present stem of زهیدن (zahidan, rare form of زاییدن (zâyidan, “to give birth”)).

Pronunciation 2
 

Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zeh
Iranian reading? zeh
Tajik reading? zeh
Noun

زه • (zeh)

  1. (archaic) childbirth
    Synonym: زایمان (zâymân)
  2. (obsolete) offspring; child
Derived terms
  • درد زه (dard-e zeh)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Middle Persian *zah, attested in [script needed] (zhʾpk' /⁠zahābag⁠/, “spring, source”). Compare also [script needed] (zhʾk' /⁠zahā⁠/, “depth”).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zah
Iranian reading? zah
Tajik reading? zah

Noun

زه • (zah)

  1. (archaic) spring of water; water source
Derived terms
  • زهاب (zahâb, “spring, source”)
  • زهکشی (zahkeši, “water drainage”)
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