گوسفند

Persian

Alternative forms

گوسپند‎ (guspand)

Etymology

From Middle Persian KYNA (gōspand, “sheep, small cattle”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀-‎ (gao-spəṇta-, “beneficent cow”), a compound of 𐬔𐬀𐬊-‎ (gao-, “cow”) + 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀‎ (spəṇta, “holy”), compare ‎ and ‎.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡoːsfand/, /ɡoːspand/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡoːsfand/, /ɡoːspand/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuːsfænd/, /ɡuːspænd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡɵsfand/, /ɡɵspand/

(dialectal, Sabzevar) IPA^(key): /ɡuːsˈfend/

Noun

Iranian Persian	گوسفند
Dari	گوسفند
Tajik	гӯсфанд (güsfand)

گوسفَند • (gusfand) (plural گوسفندها‎ (gusfand-hâ) or گوسفندان‎ (gusfandân))

sheep

See also

میش‎ (miš)

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