گوسفند
Persian
Alternative forms
- گوسپند (gōspand / guspand)
Etymology
From Middle Persian KYNA (gōspand, “sheep, small cattle”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀- (gao-spəṇta-, “beneficent cow”), a compound of 𐬔𐬀𐬊- (gao-, “cow”) + 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), compare گاو (gāw / gâv) and سپند (sipand / sepand).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡoːs.ˈfand/, /ɡoːs.ˈpand/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡoːs.fán̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰán̪d̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥uːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡ̥uːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɵs.fán̪d̪], [ɡɵs.pʰán̪d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gōsfánd, gōspánd |
| Dari reading? | gōsfand, gōspand |
| Iranian reading? | gusfand, guspand |
| Tajik reading? | güsfand, güspand |
- (dialectal, Sabzevar) IPA(key): /ɡuːsˈfend/
- Rhymes: -and
Noun
گوسفند • (gōsfand / gusfand) (plural گوسفندها (gōsfand-hā / gusfand-hâ), or گوسفندان (gōsfandān / gusfandân), Tajik spelling гӯсфанд)
See also
- میش (mīš / miš)