ښځه

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Pashto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *stríH-čī, derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stríH (woman).[1] Compare Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ښځه (x̌əźaf (plural ښځې (x̌əźe))

  1. woman

Declension[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2011) Selected Pashto Problems II. Historical Phonology 1: On Vocalism and Etyma (Iran and the Caucasus)‎[1], volume 15, numbers 1-2, Brill Academic Publishers, page 183