اشک

See also: اشك‎ and أشك‎

Persian

Etymology

A suffixed form of Proto-Iranian *Hácru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (“tear”). It may have been borrowed from Parthian 𐫀𐫢𐫐‎ (ʾšk /ašk/) or some other Iranian language. Doublet of ‎ (ars), which was inherited and lacks the suffix.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /aʃk/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /aʃk/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /æʃk/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /aʃk/
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Noun

Iranian Persian	اَشک
Dari	اَشک
Tajik	ашк (ašk)

اشک • (ašk) (plural اشک‌ها‎ (ašk-hâ))

tear (from the eye)
Synonym: (archaic) ارس‎ (ars)

Derived terms

اشک باریدن‎ (ašk bâridan, “to cry”)
اشک ریختن‎ (ašk rixtan, “to cry”)

Descendants

→ Hindustani: aśk
Hindi: अश्क

Urdu: اشک‎
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਅਸ਼ਕ (aśak)

Shahmukhi script: اشک‎ (aśk)

Urdu

Noun

اشک • (aśk) m (Hindi spelling अश्क)

tears

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