غلیواج

Persian

Alternative forms

• غلیواژ (ğalêvâž), خلیواج (xalêvâj), غلواج (ğalvâj), خلواج (xalvâj), کلیواج (kalêvâj), کلیواژ (kalêvâž)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣa.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɔːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.liː.vɒːd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁä.le.vɔd͡ʒ]

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

Noun

Dari	غلیواج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғалевоҷ

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

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References

• 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