بیوه
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wdpk' = wēwag, “widow”), from Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).
Cognates include Baluchi گیوَگ (Gēwag, widow), Northern Kurdish bî, Ossetian и́дӕдз (ídæʒ) (<*widawačī-), Zazaki viyā, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā) and Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (viδauua), English widow, Old Irish fedb, Latin vidua, and Old Church Slavonic въдова (vŭdova).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /beːˈwa/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /beːˈwa/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /biːˈve/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /beˈva/
Noun
| Dari | بیوه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бева (beva) |
بیوه • (bive) (plural بیوهها (bive-hâ) or بیوگان (bivegân))
- widow
- (rare) widower
Derived terms
- بیوه زن (bive-zan) - a widowed woman
- بیوه مرد (bive-mard) - a widowed man
- بیوه سیاه (bive-ye siyâh) - black widow
Descendants
- → Hindustani: bevā
- Hindi: बेवा
- Urdu: بیوه