خیس

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See also: جيش, چیش, چىش, and جیش

Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *haič- (to pour), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (to moisten). Cognate with Sanskrit सेक (seka, sprinkling; moistening), Ancient Greek ἰκμᾰ́ς (ikmás, wetness), possibly Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (sea, lake, ocean).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xēs
Dari reading? xēs
Iranian reading? xis
Tajik reading? xes

Adjective

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خیس (xis) (comparative خیس‌تَر (xis-tar), superlative خیس‌تَرین (xis-tarin))

  1. wet; soaked; drenched
    Antonym: خشک (xošk, dry)
    کفشم خیس شده.kafš-am xis šode.My shoe has gotten soaked.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 127–128