چوب

See also: چوپ‎, حوت‎, چوٹ‎, خوب‎, چوت‎, and جوب‎

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (cwp /čōb/, “wood, stick”). Cognate with Central Kurdish چو‎ (çu), شیو‎ (şîw), Sanskrit क्षुपा (kṣupā, “bush”). Note also Middle Armenian շիւ (šiw).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /t͡ʃoːb/

Noun

Dari چوب
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӯб (čüb)

چوب • (čub) (plural چوب‌ها‎ (čub-hâ))

  1. wood
  2. stick

Derived terms

  • چوبی‎ (čubi)
  • چوبین‎ (čubin)
  • چوب‌کاری‎ (čub-kâri)

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “چوب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “cwp”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 23
  • Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 99
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