زه

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See also: زهٔ and ره

Gilaki

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (zh’l /⁠zahār⁠/, womb), [script needed] (zhk’wmnd /⁠zahagōmand⁠/, pregnant).

Noun

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زه ()

  1. foetus

Etymology 2

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Alternative form of زی (zƏy).

Noun

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زه (zeh, ze)

  1. olive

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *ajám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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زه ()

  1. I

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 (zyḥ /⁠zīh⁠/). Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁 (žiiā, bow-string) , Ancient Greek βιός (biós, bow-string, tendon), Old Church Slavonic жила (žila), Lithuanian gýsla, Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil) and Sanskrit ज्या (jyā́).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zih
Dari reading? zeh
Iranian reading? zeh
Tajik reading? zeh

Noun

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Dari زه
Iranian Persian
Tajik зеҳ

زه (zeh)

  1. string (of a musical stringed instrument)
  2. bowstring
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to give birth). Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬄𐬚𐬀 (ząθa, birth), Sanskrit (ja, son of, birth), Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, procreation).

Pronunciation 1

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Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zah
Iranian reading? zah
Tajik reading? zah
Verb
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زه (zah)

  1. present stem of زهیدن (zahidan, rare form of زاییدن (zâyidan, to give birth)).

Pronunciation 2

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Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zeh
Iranian reading? zeh
Tajik reading? zeh
Noun
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زه (zeh)

  1. (archaic) childbirth
    Synonym: زایمان (zâymân)
  2. (obsolete) offspring; child
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Middle Persian *zah, attested in [script needed] (zhʾpk' /⁠zahābag⁠/, spring, source). Compare also [script needed] (zhʾk' /⁠zahā⁠/, depth).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zah
Dari reading? zah
Iranian reading? zah
Tajik reading? zah

Noun

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زه (zah)

  1. (archaic) spring of water; water source
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