سروب

Persian

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱléwos

Ultimately from Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵 (srauuah, word; fame), from Proto-Iranian *cráwah (fame, word), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwas (fame), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame), from the root *ḱlew- (to hear).

Cognate with Sanskrit श्रवस् (śrávas, fame, honor) and Proto-Slavic *slȍvo (word).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sarōb
Dari reading? sarōb
Iranian reading? sarub
Tajik reading? sarüb

Noun

سروب • (sarōb / sarub) (Tajik spelling сарӯб)

  1. (obsolete) word
    Synonyms: واژه (wāža / vâže), کلمه (kalama / kalame)

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