آب حیات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (literally “water of life”).

Noun

آب حیات‎ • (ab-ı hayat)

elixir of life

Descendants

Turkish: abıhayat

Persian

Etymology

Ezafe of ‎ (âb, “water”) +‎ ‎ (hayât, “life”), literally “water of life”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːbi hajɑːt/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːbɪ hajɑːt/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːbe hæjɒːt/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔbi hajɔt/

Noun

Iranian Persian	آب حیات
Dari	آب حیات
Tajik	оби ҳаёт (obi hayot)

آب حیات‎ • (âb-e hayât)

Ab-i Hayat, elixir of life

Synonyms

آب بقا‎ (âb-e baqâ)
آب زندگانی‎ (âb-e zendegâni)
آب زندگی‎ (âb-e zendegi)
آب خضر‎ (âb-e xezr)
چشمه زندگی‎ (češme-ye zendegi)
چشمه خضر‎ (češme-ye xezr)
چشمه کوثر‎ (češme-ye kowsar)
ماءالحیات‎ (mâ'-ol-hayât)
اکسیر حیات‎ (eksir-e hayât)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: abi-həyat
→ Bengali: আবে হায়াত (abe haẏat)
→ Ottoman Turkish: آب حیات‎ (ab-ı hayat)
- Turkish: abıhayat
→ Urdu: آب حیات‎ (āb-e-hayāt)
→ Uzbek: obi-hayot

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːb.e.ɦə.jɑːt̪/
Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

آب حیات‎ • (āb-e-hayāt) m (Hindi spelling आब-ए-हयात)

elixir of life, aqua vitae

Synonyms

آب بقا‎ (āb-e-baqā)

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