شیراز
See also: شيراز
Azerbaijani
Proper noun
شیراز
- Arabic spelling of Şiraz
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃeːˈɾɑːz/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʃeːˈɾɑːz/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʃiːˈɾɒːz/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃeˈɾɔz/
Proper noun
| Dari | شیراز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Шероз (Šeroz) |
شیراز • (širâz)
- Shiraz (a city in Iran)
Related terms
- شیرازی (širâzi)
Etymology 2
شیر (šir, “milk”) + an uncertain second part; cognate to Central Kurdish شیرێژ (şîrêj), سیرێژ (sîrêj) and Gurani سیراج (sîrac). Compare Persian شیرزا (širzâ), شیرزاد (širzâd, “a fattening drug which gives an increase of milk”), in Classical Syriac recorded in the form ܫܝܪܙܝܕ (šyrzyd) by Bar Bahlul.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃiːˈɾɑːz/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʃiːˈɾɑːz/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʃiːˈɾɒːz/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃiˈɾɔz/
Noun
شیراز • (širâz)
- (obsolete) yoghurt drained of whey
Descendants
- → Arabic: شِيرَاز (šīrāz)
References
- “šyrzyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008), “ܫܝܪܙܝܕ”, in Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 263