پوز
Persian
Alternative forms
- پوزه (pōza / puze)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (pwz(k') /pōz(ag)/, “snout, muzzle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈpoːz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰuːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰuːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɵz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pōz |
| Dari reading? | pūz |
| Iranian reading? | puz |
| Tajik reading? | püz |
Noun
پوز • (pōz / puz) (Tajik spelling пӯз)
- snout, muzzle (protruding part of an animal's head)
- (dialectal) mouth, jaw (human)
- (dialectal, Hazaragi) nose (human)
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 69
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “پوز”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “پوز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “پوز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim