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او
او
Alviri-Vidari
Noun
او (ov)
- (Vidari) water
Synonyms
- اكا (Alviri)
References
- Yarshater, The Dialects of Alvīr and Vīdar
Bakhtiari
Noun
او (aw)
References
- The Phonology of the Bakhtiari, Badakhshani, and Madaglashti Dialects of Modern Persian (1922)
Lari
Noun
او (ow)
References
- Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Old Turkic ev, from Proto-Turkic *eb (“dwelling place, house”).
Noun
او • (ev)
Declension
declension of او
Synonyms
- خانه (hane)
Etymology 2
From Old Turkic ol, from Proto-Turkic.
Pronoun
او • (o)
Declension
declension of او
See also
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian OLE / 𐭥𐭫𐭤 (ōy, “he; she; that”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian ʾwy (ōy).
Alternative forms
- اوی (uy) (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔoː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʔuː/
Pronoun
Dari | او |
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Iranian Persian | او |
Tajik | ӯ (ü) |
او • (u)
Usage notes
- Colloquially, contracted to اونو (uno) when used with the direct-object particle را (râ).
- Only used for animate referents, that is, "he" and "she", not "it".
Synonyms
- وی (vay, vey)
Derived terms
- همو (hamu)
Etymology 2
Noun
او • (ow)
- (dialectal, Various Locations) water
- (dialectal, Various Locations) liquid
- (dialectal, Various Locations) juice
Soi
Noun
او (ōū, ō)
References
- Rastorgujeva, V. S.; Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura