خرتوت
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From خر (xar, “donkey; large”) + توت (tut, “mulberry tree”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xaɾ.ˈtuːt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæɹ.t̪ʰúːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäɾ.t̪ʰút̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xartūt |
| Dari reading? | xartūt |
| Iranian reading? | xartut |
| Tajik reading? | xartut |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | خرتوت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хартут |
خرتوت • (xartut)
- large mulberry tree
- c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels][1]:
- میگفتند قبر هود علیه السلام آنجاست، زیارت وی دریافتم و اندر حظیرهٔ وی درختی خرتوت بود و قبر عزیز نبی علیه السلام آنجا بود، زیارت آن کردم.
- mē-guftand qabr-i hūd alayhi-s-salām ānjā-st, ziyārat-i way daryāftam u andar hazīra-yi way diraxtē xartūt būd u qabr-i azīz-i nabī alayhi-s-salām ānjā būd, ziyārat-i ān kardam.
- They said that the tomb of [the Islamic prophet] Hūd, peace be upon him, was there. I sought to make pilgrimage to it. In the enclosure, there was a large mulberry tree and the honored tomb of the prophet, peace be upon him, was there. I made pilgrimage.