غلیواج

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Caspian language where غل (ğal), گل (gal, mouse) equalling Classical Persian گرزه (garza, rat) was compounded via optional genitive with a cognate of the stem of Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾcytn' /⁠vāzītan⁠/, to carry away), so literally “mouse-grabber”.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ğalēwāj
Dari reading? ğalēwāj
Iranian reading? ğalivâj
Tajik reading? ġalevoj

Noun

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Dari غلیواج
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғалевоҷ

غلیواج (ğalivâj) (plural غلیواج‌ها (ğalivâj-hâ))

  1. (dated) kite

References

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  • Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 83–84 Nr. 251
  • Vullers, Johann August (1855) “خلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[2] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 718a
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[3] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 618a