الوس

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾlws /⁠arus⁠/, “white”), from Proto-Iranian *aurša- (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬱𐬀 (auruša, “white”), Ossetian урс (urs, “white”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Harušás (compare Sanskrit अरुष (aruṣa)).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? alūs
Dari reading? alūs
Iranian reading? alus
Tajik reading? alus

Noun

الوس • (alūs / alus) (Tajik spelling алус)

  1. white horse
    Synonyms: see خنگ
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