وسمه

See also: وسمة and وسمہ

Azerbaijani

Noun

وسمه

1. Arabic spelling of vəsmə

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَسْمَة (wasma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [was.ˈma]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäs.mǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäs.mǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wäs.mǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wäs.mǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væs.mé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väs.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	wasma
Dari reading?	wasma
Iranian reading?	vasme
Tajik reading?	vasma

Noun

Dari	وسمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	васма

وسمه • (vasme)

1. woad (plant)
2. woad, indigo (dye), historically used as an eyebrow dye in Iran, Azerbaijan and South Asia

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Urdu: وَسْمَہ (vasma)
• → Punjabi:
  • Shahmukhi script: وَسْمَہ (vasmah)