خیش

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Hijazi Arabic[edit]

خيش

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), Persian خیش (xiš).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeːʃ/, [ˈxe̞ːʃ]

Noun[edit]

خیش • (ḵēš) m (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵēša))

  1. gunny sack
  2. canvas
    Synonym: كانفس (kānfas, kānvas, “canvas (for drawing)”)

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾyš /⁠ēš⁠/, “plough”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (hyš /⁠hēš⁠/)).

Noun[edit]

خیش • (xiš)

  1. plough; ploughshare

References[edit]

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ēš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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