شترمرغ

Persian

Alternative forms

اشترمرغ‎ (oštormorğ)

Etymology

‎ (šotor, “camel”) +‎ ‎ (morğ, “bird”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ʃʊtʊɾmʊɾɣ/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ʃotoɾmoɾɢ/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ʃutuɾmuɾɣ/

Noun

شترمرغ • (šotormorğ) (plural شترمرغ‌ها‎ (šotormorğ-hâ))

ostrich

Descendants

→ Classical Syriac: ܐܫܬܘܪܡܘܪܓ‎ (/štwrmwrg/), ܐܫܛܘܪܡܘܪܓ‎ (/ʾšṭwrmwrg/)
→ Pashto: شترمرغ‎ (šotormórǧ)
→ Hindustani: śuturmurġ
Hindi: शुतुरमुर्ग़

Urdu: شترمرغ‎
→ Middle Armenian: իշտրմուղ (ištrmuł), իշտռմուղ (ištṙmuł)
→ Hindi: उष्ट्रपक्षी (uṣṭrapakṣī) (calque)

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