𐎧𐏁𐎱

𐎧𐏁𐎱

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšáfš.

Noun

𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /xšapa/) f

1. night
   • Darius, Behistan, I 20:

     𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎱𐎺𐎠 𐏐 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎺𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎹𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺/𐎢𐏁

     a-θ-h-y x-š-p-v-a r-u-c-p-t-i-v-a a-v a-ku-u-n-v-y-t-a θ-a-t-i-y d-a-r-y-v-u-š

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/šab/)

  Manichaean: 𐫢𐫁‎ (šb)

  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (LYLYA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (šp)

  Psalter Pahlavi: [Psalter Pahlavi needed] (LYLYA)

  Pazend: 𐬱𐬀𐬬‎ (šav)

  • Classical Persian: شب‎ (šab)

    Dari: شب‎ (šab)

    Iranian Persian: شب‎ (šab)

    Tajik: шаб (šab)

    Tat: [script needed] (šøÿ)

  • Lurish:

    Northern Luri: شأو‎ (šaw)

    Bakhtiari: شو‎ (šaw)

    Southern Luri: شو‎ (šow)