هوو
Persian
Etymology
From earlier form هبو (habô) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /habōg/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën), Northern Kurdish hewî, Central Kurdish ھەوێ (hewê) and Baluchi ہپوک (hapók).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ha.ˈwoː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.wóː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.wóː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.wʊ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.vúː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.vɵ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hawō |
| Dari reading? | hawō |
| Iranian reading? | havu |
| Tajik reading? | havü |
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