واج

Persian

Dari	واج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	воҷ

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾʾwʾg (āwāg, “voice, speech”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈwɑːd͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑ́ːd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑ́ːd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔ́ːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒ́ːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ́d͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāj
Dari reading?	wāj
Iranian reading?	vâj
Tajik reading?	voj

Noun

واج • (vâj)

1. (phonology) phoneme

Related terms

• واج‌شناسی (vâj-šenâsi) (phonology)
• آوا (âvâ)