خرگوش

خرگوش

Persian

FWOTD – 6 December 2020

Alternative forms

• (plant senses): خرگوشک‎ (xargôšak)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱‎ (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”, literally “big ear”), equivalent to خر‎ (xar) +‎ گوش‎ (gôš). Compare Tajik харгӯш (xargüš), Talysh هووش‎, هوۊش‎ (havüš), Pashto خرغوږ‎ (xarğwaž), خرغوړ‎ (xarğwaṛ), خرغوګ‎ (xarğwag, “mullein”, literally “big ear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaɾɡoːʃ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xaɾɡoːʃ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xæɾɡuːʃ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /xaɾɡɵʃ/

Noun

خرگوش • (xargôš) (plural خرگوش‌ها‎ (xargôš-hâ))

1. hare, rabbit
   • 2005, Niyaz, The Hunt:

     ‏خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌موند بله‎

     xâb-e xarguš be xâb-e yâr mi-munad, bale

     The dream of the hare reminds me of the dream of my lover, yes

2. greater plantain (Plantago major)

   Synonyms: بارهنگ‎ (bârhang), بارتنگ‎ (bârtang), زبان بره‎ (zabân-barre)

3. mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)

   Synonym: گل ماهور‎ (gol-mâhur)

Descendants

• → Arabic: خَرْكُوش‎ (ḵarkūš, “plantain”) (never common)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ख़रगोश (xargoś)

  Urdu: خرگوش‎ (xargoś)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “xar-gōš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 94
• Schapka, Ulrich; Volk, Otto Heinrich (1979), “Ein Verzeichnis von in Afghanistan gebräuchlichen Pflanzennamen”, in Afghanistan Journal, volume 6, issue 1, Nr. 381 Verbascum spec., page 9a

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خرگوش‎ (xargôš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xəɾ.ɡoːʃ/

Noun

خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)

1. rabbit, hare

   Synonyms: سسا‎ (sussā), لمبھا‎ (lambhā)