Mazanderani

Noun

خو ‎(xô)

1. sleep

Persian

Alternative forms

• خوی ‎(xuy) (literary)

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian hwk' ‎(xōg). Cognates with Old English hyġe.

Noun

خو • ‎(xu)

1. temper, disposition

Etymology 2

From Old Persian [script needed] ‎(huva), from Proto-Iranian *hṷabya-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sṷe- ‎(“reflexive pronoun”), from the Proto-Indo-European *se-.^[1] (compare Avestan [script needed] ‎(xʷaδata))

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xo/

Pronoun

خو • ‎(xo)

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, reflexive) oneself
2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, emphatic) one's own

   مو عامو امرو پسین عکسشه دیدُم خوش و نومزادش سی خوشون تو چمنا بیدن.

   Mo âmu emru/omru pasin akseše didom xoš o numzâdeš si xošun tu čamanâ biden. (dialectal, Bushehr)

   (Uncle!) This afternoon, I saw their photo; Himself and his fiancé were (sitting) on the lawn (for themselves).

Synonyms

• (reflexive, oneself): خویش ‎(xiš)

Noun

خو • ‎(xo)

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) self

Usage notes

• When used as a noun, خو ‎(xo) is often followed by a personal pronoun suffix, e.g. خوم ‎(xom, “my self”), خوت ‎(xot, “your self”), etc.

References

1. ↑ Pokorny 992

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [xoʊ]
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [xæv]

Noun

خو • ‎(xow)

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) dream
2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) sleep

Adjective

خو • ‎(xow)

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) asleep