شوی

See also: شوى, سوي, سوى, and س و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

From the same root as شوهر (šowhar, “husband”); cognate to Khotanese kṣundaa- (“husband”), etc.[1]

Noun

شوی • (šuy)

  1. husband

Etymology 2

Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik), an Iranian borrowing; see there for more.

Noun

شوی • (šavi)

  1. shirt, shift

Noun

شوی • (ševi)

  1. anise
  2. small vestibule

Noun

شوی • (šovi)

  1. starch, paste, size

Verb

شوی • (šuy)

  1. present stem form of شستن (šostan, “to wash”)

References
  1. Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 85
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