ابرو
See also: آبرو, آثرو, أتزو, and أثرو
Persian
Alternative forms
- برو (baru) (archaic, poetic)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-. Cognates include Northern Kurdish birû, Ossetian ӕрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū (English brow), Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús), Old East Slavic бръвь (brŭvĭ), Proto-Slavic *bry.
Pronunciation
| Dari | ابرو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | абрӯ (abrü) |
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /abɾuː/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /abɾuː/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /æbɾuː/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /abɾu/
Noun
ابرو • (abru) (plural ابروها (abru-hâ))
- eyebrow
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “brūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ابرو (abru), from Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-.
Noun
ابرو • (abrū) f (Hindi spelling अब्रू)
- eyebrow