گیس

گیس

See also: كيس‎, کیش‎, and گئس‎

Persian

Alternative forms

• گیسو‎ (gêsu)

Etymology

From Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ *gáyćas, of unknown source, likely a borrowing from the the BMAC substrate. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian gyswg (gēsūg). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎‎ (gaēsu, “curls”), Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡeːs/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡiːs/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡes/

Noun

گیس • (gês) (plural گیس‌ها‎ (gês-hâ))

1. long hair (of a woman)
2. ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
3. plait, braid

Synonyms

• مو‎ (mu)

Derived terms

• کلاه‌گیس‎ (kolâh-gês)
• گیسو‎ (gêsu)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گیس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gēs”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English gas.

Noun

گیس • (ges) m (Hindi spelling गेस)

1. gas, petrol

   Synonym: پیٹرول‎ (peṭrol)

2. fart

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu گیس‎ (geys).

Noun

گیس (ges)

1. gas, petrol