забон
Tajik
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (uzvān), from Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Kurdish ziman, Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zæˈbɔːn/
Noun
| Dari Persian | زبان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | زبان |
| Tajiki Persian | забон (zabon) |
забон • (zabon) (plural забонҳо)
- tongue
- language
Inflection
basic forms of забон
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | забон (zabon) | забонҳо (zabonho) |
| izofa | забони (zaboni) | забонҳои (zabonhoi) |
| marked indefinite, relative definite | забоне (zabone) | — |
possessive forms of забон
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular (my) | забонам (zabonam) | забонҳоям (zabonhoyam) |
| 2nd person singular (your) | забонат (zabonat) | забонҳоят (zabonhoyat) |
| 3rd person singular (his/her/its) | забонаш (zabonaš) | забонҳояш (zabonhoyaš) |
| 1st person plural (our) | забонамон (zabonamon) | забонҳоямон (zabonhoyamon) |
| 2nd person plural (your) | забонатон (zabonaton) | забонҳоятон (zabonhoyaton) |
| 3rd person plural (their) | забонашон (zabonašon) | забонҳояшон (zabonhoyašon) |