اپوش

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾpwš (apōš), from Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬋𐬱𐬀 (apaōša), derived from Proto-Iranian *apauša (“unthriving”).

Earlier interpretations included Proto-Iranian *apa-uša (“burning away”), however for phonetical reasons this is impossible. Traditional folk etymology in the Dādestān ī Dēnīg interpreted it as āb (water) + ōš (destruction), "(having) the destruction of water".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.poːʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.pʰoːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.pʰoːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.pʰoːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.pʰʊːʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.pʰuːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.pʰɵʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	apōš
Dari reading?	apōš
Iranian reading?	apuš
Tajik reading?	apüš

Noun

اپوش • (apuš)

1. Apaosha; the personification of drought and the principle enemy of the yazata of rain, Tishtrya

   Synonym: اپوش دیو (apuš-div)

2. (astronomy, obsolete) Scorpius constellation

Coordinate terms

• تشتر (teštar, “Tishtrya”)