فوطه
Persian
Alternative forms
- فوته
Etymology
From an Indian language, ultimately from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “cloth”). The spelling with ط is an orthographic reborrowing from Arabic فُوطَة (fūṭa).
Noun
فوطه • (fute)
- apron, towel, waistwrap (especially worn in baths)
Descendants
- → Arabic: فُوطَة (fūṭa) (likely)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “فوطه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “فوطة”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul