زه
Gilaki
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (zh’l /zahār/, “womb”), [script needed] (zhk’wmnd /zahagōmand/, “pregnant”).
Etymology 2
Alternative form of زی (zƏy).
Pashto
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ajám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zə/
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 (zīh).
Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁 (žiiā, “bow-string”) , Ancient Greek βιός (biós, “bow-string, tendon”), Old Church Slavonic жила (žila), Lithuanian gýsla, Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil) and Sanskrit जिया (jiyā́).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /zih/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /zɪh/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /zeh/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /zeh/
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