Azeri

Noun

کاغذ ‎(kağız) ‎(definite accusative کاغذی ‎(kağızı), plural کاغذلار ‎(kağızlar))

1. paper

Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Sogdian kʾγδʾ, qʾγδʾ ‎(“paper”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kɒːˈɣæð/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːˈɣæz]

Noun

کاغذ • ‎(kâğaz) ‎(plural کاغذها ‎(kâğaz-hâ))

1. paper
   • Nāsir Xusraw, Safarnāma, section 22:

     و در آن جا کاغذ نیکو سازند مثل کاغذ سمرقندی بل بهتر

     wa dar ān-jā kāğaḏ-i nēkō sāzand, misl-i kāğaḏ-i Samarqandī; bal bihtar.

     and they make high-quality paper over there, similar to Samarqand paper—even better,

2. letter

Derived terms

• کاغذی ‎(kâğazi)
• کاغذبازی ‎(kâğazbâzi)

References

• B. Gharib (2013), "Sogdian language i. Loanwords in Persian", Encyclopædia Iranica

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian کاغذ ‎(kâğaz).

Noun

کاغذ • ‎(kāġaz) m ‎(Hindi spelling काग़ज़)

1. paper