بیوه
Persian
Alternative forms
- گیوه (giva) (dialectal, Sistan)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wdpk' /wēwag/, “widow”), from Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).
Cognates include Baluchi گیوَگ (Gēwag, widow), Northern Kurdish bî, Ossetian и́дӕдз (ídæʒ) (<*widawačī-), Zazaki viyā, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā) and Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (viδauua), English widow, Old Irish fedb, Latin vidua, and Old Church Slavonic въдова (vŭdova).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /beː.ˈwa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [beː.wá]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [biː.vé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [be.vá]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bēwa |
| Dari reading? | bēwa |
| Iranian reading? | bive |
| Tajik reading? | beva |
Noun
بیوه • (bēwa / bive) (plural بیوهها (bēwa-hā / bive-hâ), or بیوگان, Tajik spelling бева)
Derived terms
- بیوه زن (bēwa zan / bive zan, “widowed woman”)
- بیوه مرد (bēwa mard / bive mard, “widowed man”)
- بیوهٔ سیاه (bēwa-yi siyāh / bive-ye siyâh, “black widow”)