گیاه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gyʾh /giyāh/, grass). Campare with Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫇 (gyʾw /giyāw/, grass, herbage), 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫃 (gyʾg /gyāg/, grass), Parthian 𐫃𐫇𐫏𐫀𐫇 (gwyʾw /guyāw/, grass), Northern Kurdish giya (grass, herb), Central Kurdish گِیا (giya), Gurani گیواو (gīwāw), گیاو (giyāw) and Baluchi گیاب (giyáb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɪˈjɒːh]

Noun

گیاه (giyâh) (plural گیاهان (giyâhân) or گیاه‌ها (giyâh-hâ))

  1. grass
  2. plant
  3. vegetable
  4. herb

Derived terms

  • گیاهی (giyâhi)
  • گیاهخوار (giyâhxâr)
  • گیاهخواری (giyâhxâri)
  • گیاه‌شناس (giyâh-šenâs)
  • گیاه‌شناسی (giyâh-šenâsi)
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