ریگ
See also: زیگ
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lyk' /rēg/, “sand”). According to Korn, ultimately inherited from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾeːɡ/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɾeːɡ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɾiːɡ/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɾeɡ/
Noun
| Dari | ریگ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | рег (reg) |
ریگ • (rêg) (plural ریگها (rêg-hâ))
- sand
- gravel
Derived terms
- ریگستان (rêgestân)
- ریگزار (rêgzâr)
- ریگبوم (rêg-bum)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ریگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Blažek, Václav (2015), “‘River’ and ‘sand’ in Slavic and Indo-European context”, in Etymological Research into Old Church Slavonic: Proceedings of the Etymological Symposium Brno 2014, 9–11 September 2014, Brno, Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, pages 57–68
- Korn, Agnes (2005) Towards a Historical Grammar of Balochi: Studies in Balochi Historical Phonology and Vocabulary (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 26), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 78, footnote 15
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “rēg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Anagrams
- گیر
- رگی
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ریگ (rēg).
Noun
ریگ • (reg) f (Hindi spelling रेग)
- sand
Synonyms
- ریت (ret)
Related terms
- ریگستان (registān)