تنها

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian tn'yhʾ (tanīhā).[1] Equivalent to Middle Persian tn' (tan, “body, self”) + yhʾ (īhā).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /tanhɑː/
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /tanɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tænhɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /tanhɔ/

Adjective

Iranian Persian	تنها
Dari	تنها
Tajik	танҳо (tanho)

تنها • (tanhâ)

Derived terms

تنهایی‎ (tanhâyi, “loneliness, solitude”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: tənha
Hindustani:
- → Hindi: तनहा (tanhā)
- → Urdu: تنہا‎ (tanhā)
Lurish:
- → Northern Luri: تںنیا‎ (tənia)
→ Ottoman Turkish: تنها‎
- Turkish: tenha

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 82

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