خوشاب

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xwašāḇ
Dari reading? xušāb
Iranian reading? xošâb
Tajik reading? xušob

Etymology 1

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From خوش (xoš, pleasant) +‎ آب (âb, water).

Adjective

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Dari خوشاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik хушоб

خوشاب (xošâb)

  1. glossy; pearly; lustrous
    • c. 1260, Amīr Khusraw, “Rubaʿī”, in دیوان امیرخسرو [The Divān of Amīr Khusraw]‎[1]:
      ایزد که به زلفت شکن و تاب نهاد
      در لعل لبت لولوی خوشاب نهاد
      ēzad ki ba zolf-at šikan u tāb nihād
      dar la'l-i lab-at lūlū-yi xwašāb nihād
      The God who placed curls and twirls on your tresses
      Placed lustrous pearls on the ruby of your lips.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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خوشاب (xōšâb or xušâb)

  1. compote (fruit dish)
Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: خوشاب (hoşab)

Urdu

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Etymology

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From خوش (xuś, sweet) + آب (āb, water), both elements from Persian.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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خُوشَاب (xūśābm (Hindi spelling ख़ुशाब)

  1. Khushab (a city in Khushab district, Punjab, Pakistan)