جرثقیل

Persian

یک جرثقیل

Alternative forms

  • جر ثقیل (jarr-i saqīl / jarr-e saġil), جراثقال (jarr-i-asqāl / jarr-e-asġâl)

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism from Arabic جَرّ (jarr, pulling) +‎ Arabic ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl, heavy, weighty).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäɾ.sä.qiːl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäɾ.sä.qiːl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒäɾ.sä.qil̥]

Readings
Classical reading? jarsaqīl
Dari reading? jarsaqīl
Iranian reading? jarsaġil
Tajik reading? jarsaqil

Noun

Dari جرثقیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik кран

جرثقیل • (jarsaqīl / jarsaġil) (plural جرثقیل‌ها (jarsaqīl-hā / jarsaġil-hâ), Tajik spelling ҷарсақил)

  1. crane (mechanical lifting machine)

Further reading