هوو

Persian

Etymology

From earlier form هبو‎ (habô) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /habōg/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍‎ (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن‎ (bën), Central Kurdish ھەوێ‎ (hewê) and Baluchi ‎ (hapók).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /haˈwoː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hæˈvuː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /haˈvɵ/

Noun

هوو • (havu)

sister-wife

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