اسفنج

See also: إسفنج‎ and اسفنجی‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْفَنْج‎ (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɪsˈfand͡ʒ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /esˈfænd͡ʒ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /isˈfand͡ʒ/

Noun

اسفنج • (esfanj) (plural اسفنج‌ها‎ (esfanj-hâ))

sponge

Derived terms

‎ (sang-e espang, “cystolith”) (in Burhān-i-Qāṭiʿ.[1])

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: इस्फ़ंज (isfañj)

Urdu: اسفنج‎ (isfanj)

References

Ben xalaf tabrizi, Mohammad Hosayn, Editor: Mohammad Moin, Burhān-i-Qāṭiʿ (برهان قاطع) (In Persian), V:II, Amir Kabir pub., Tehran, 1958 →ISBN

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (isfanj), from Arabic إِسْفَنْج‎ (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Noun

اِسْفَنْجْ • (isfanj) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंज)

sponge
a yeast dumpling.

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