تنبسه

Persian

Etymology

From the verb تَنبَسیدَن (tanbasidan, to twist threads), from Proto-Indo-European *temp- (to span, stretch, extend) whence also Persian تافتن (tâftan, to twist; to twine), تابیدن (tâbidan, to twist, turn, spin).
Compare Arabic طِنْفَسَة (ṭinfasa), Ancient Greek τᾰ́πης (tápēs), Latin tapēte (see there for further descendants), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /tanbasa/

    Noun

    تنبسه (tanbase)

    1. rug, carpet

    References

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