گیس

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See also: كيس, کیش, and گئس

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian gys (gēs, curl, locks), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ *gáyćas, of unknown source, likely a borrowing from the the BMAC substrate. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian gyswg (gēsūg). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, curls), Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gēs
Dari reading? gēs
Iranian reading? gis
Tajik reading? ges

Noun

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گیس (gês) (plural گیس‌ها (gês-hâ))

  1. long hair
  2. ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
  3. plait, braid

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “گیس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gēs”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English gas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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گَیس (gaism (Hindi spelling गैस)

  1. gas, petrol
    Synonym: پیٹْرول (peṭrol)
  2. fart

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Urdu گیس (geys).

Noun

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گیس (ges)

  1. gas, petrol