اعضا
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ), plural of عُضْو (ʕuḍw). An originally plural form reinterpreted as singular.
Noun
اعضا • (aza)
Descendants
- Turkish: aza
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaʔ.ˈzaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäʔ.zɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæʔ.zɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäʔ.zɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | a'zā |
| Dari reading? | a'zā |
| Iranian reading? | a'zâ |
| Tajik reading? | a'zo |
Noun
| Dari | اعضا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | аъзо |
اعضا • (a'zâ)
- plural of عضو ('ozv)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.(ʔ)zɑː/, /ɑː.zɑː/
Noun
اَعْضا • (a'zā) m pl (Hindi spelling आज़ा)
- plural of عضو (uzv)
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884), “اعضا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “اعضا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.