پوز

See also: ثور, توژ, پور, بوز, بور, and تور

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From French pose.

Noun

پوز • (poz)

  1. pose (position, posture) [from late 19th century]

Descendants

  • Turkish: poz

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “poz”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “poz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (pwz(k') /⁠pōz(ag)⁠/, snout, muzzle).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? pōz
Dari reading? pūz
Iranian reading? puz
Tajik reading? püz

Noun

پوز • (pōz / puz) (Tajik spelling пӯз)

  1. snout, muzzle (protruding part of an animal's head)
  2. (dialectal) mouth, jaw (human)
  3. (dialectal, Hazaragi) nose (human)
    Synonyms: دماغ (dimāġ / damâġ), بینی (bīnī / bini)

References

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 69

Further reading