گیاه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gyʾh /giyāh/, “grass”). Campare with Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫇‎ (gyʾw /giyāw/, “grass, herbage”), 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫃‎ (gyʾg /gyāg/, “grass”), Parthian 𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫀𐫇‎ (gwyʾw /guyāw/, “grass”), Northern Kurdish giya (“grass, herb”), Central Kurdish گِیا‎ (giya), Gurani گیواو‎ (gīwāw), گیاو‎ (giyāw) and Baluchi گیاب‎ (giyáb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɪˈjɒːh]

Noun

گیاه • (giyâh) (plural گیاهان‎ (giyâhân) or گیاه‌ها‎ (giyâh-hâ))

  1. grass
  2. plant
  3. vegetable
  4. herb

Derived terms

  • گیاهی‎ (giyâhi)
  • گیاهخوار‎ (giyâhxâr)
  • گیاهخواری‎ (giyâhxâri)
  • گیاه‌شناس‎ (giyâh-šenâs)
  • گیاه‌شناسی‎ (giyâh-šenâsi)
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