بازو

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See also: بارو, پارو, and پازو

Khowar

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Etymology

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From Urdu بازو (bāzū), from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū).

Noun

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بازو (bazú)

  1. the arm

References

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  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “بازو”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Persian بازو (bâzu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بازو (bāzúm

  1. (obsolete, rare) arm
  2. a wooden long and rigid object on each of the four sides of a simple cot bed

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  • Raverty, H. G. (1867) “بازو”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (arm). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬬𐬋 (bāzvō), Khotanese bāysū, Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu) and Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, forearm). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bāzū
Dari reading? bāzū
Iranian reading? bâzu
Tajik reading? bozu
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik бозу

بازو (bâzu) (plural بازوها (bâzu-hâ) or بازوان (bâzovân))

  1. (anatomy) upper arm
  2. (anatomy) arm

Descendants

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  • Bengali: বাজু (baju)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: बाज़ू (bāzū)
    Urdu: بازو (bāzo)
  • Kannada: ಬಾಜು (bāju)
  • Malay: baju (see there for further descendants)
  • Turkish: pazu

Urdu

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Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū). Doublet of بانہہ (bāṉh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بازُو (bāzūm (Hindi spelling बाज़ू)

  1. (anatomy) arm
    اس کے بازو پر ایک نشان ہے۔He has a scar on his arm.
  2. (anatomy) wing of a bird, etc.
  3. (military) flank of an army
  4. (figuratively) supporter or companion
  5. side of a framework or a door, doorpost
  6. sleeve of a garment

Further reading

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  • بازو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بازو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بازو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “بازو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Pashto بازو (bāzū).

Noun

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بازو (bāzū)

  1. charpai (Pakistani-Afghani bed) arms/legs.