چوب

See also: چوپ‎, حوت‎, چوٹ‎, خوب‎, چوت‎, and جوب‎

Persian

Alternative forms

چوپ‎ (čup)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (cwp /čōb/, “wood, stick”). Cognate with Central Kurdish چو‎ (çu), شیو‎ (şîw), Sanskrit क्षुपा (kṣupā, “bush”). Note also Middle Armenian շիւ (šiw).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoːb/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoːb/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːb/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɵːb/

Noun

Iranian Persian	چوب
Dari	چوب
Tajik	чӯб (čüb)

چوب • (čub) (plural چوب‌ها‎ (čub-hâ))

wood
stick

Derived terms

چوبی‎ (čubi)
چوبین‎ (čubin)
چوب‌کاری‎ (čub-kâri)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “چوب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “cwp”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 23
Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 99