چهره
See also: چہرہ
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag), from Old Persian *čiθrakaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *čiθrákah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čitrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-tróm, from *kʷey- (“bright, burning”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Baluchi چِهرَگ (čihrag, “countenance, face”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃih.ɾa]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe̞ɦ.ɾä]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰeɦ.ɹe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰeɦ.ɾä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čihra |
| Dari reading? | čehra |
| Iranian reading? | čehre |
| Tajik reading? | čehra |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Descendants
See also
- صورت (surat)
References
- Morgenstierne, Georg (2003) “cargˈand”, in Elfenbein, J., MacKenzie, D. N., Sims-Williams, Nicholas, editors, A New Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Beitrage Zur Iranistik; 23), Weisbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, →ISBN
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