بیوه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (wdpk' = wēwag, “widow”), from Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).

Cognates include Baluchi گیوَگ (Gēwag, widow), Northern Kurdish bî, Ossetian и́дӕдз (ídæʒ) (<*widawačī-), Zazaki viyā, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā) and Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬜𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (viδauua), English widow, Old Irish fedb, Latin vidua, and Old Church Slavonic въдова (vŭdova).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /beːˈwa/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /biːˈve/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /beˈva/

Noun

Iranian Persian	بیوه
Dari	بیوه
Tajik	бева (beva)

بیوه • (bive) (plural بیوه‌ها‎ (bive-hâ) or بیوگان‎ (bivegân))

widow
(rare) widower

Derived terms

بیوه زن‎ (bive-zan) - a widowed woman
بیوه‌ مرد‎ (bive-mard) - a widowed man
بیوه سیاه‎ (bive-ye siyâh) - black widow

Descendants

→ Hindustani: bevā
Hindi: बेवा

Urdu: بیوه‎

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