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kwšk'

kwšk'

Middle Persian

Noun

kwšk' (kōšk)

  1. pavillion
  2. palace

Descendants

Taking Middle Persian as representative for all Middle Iranian:

  • → Classical Syriac: ܓܘܫܩܐ (gawšāqā)
    • → Arabic: جوسق (jawsaq, jūsaq)
  • → Georgian: კოშკი (ḳošḳi)
  • → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קושקא (qōšqā)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kōšk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51