قفقاز

Persian

Alternative forms

قفقازیه (qafqâziyye), قفقاسیه (qafqâsiyye) (dated)

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Persian *Kaf kōf (“Mount Qaf”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qaf.ˈqaːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäf.qɑːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäf.qɑːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäf.qɔːz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæf.ɢɒːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäf.qɔz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qafqāz
Dari reading^?	qafqāz
Iranian reading^?	ġafġâz
Tajik reading^?	qafqoz

Proper noun

قَفْقَاز • (qafqāz / ġafġâz) (Tajik spelling Қафқоз)

Caucasus

Related terms

قاف (qâf, “Mount Qaf”)