хоб

Tajik

Alternative forms

• хов (xov) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian خْوَاب (xwāb), see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xob/, [χɔb]

Noun

хоб • (xob) (Persian spelling خواب)

1. sleep
2. dream

   Synonym: рӯъё (rü'yo)

3. (uncommon) negligent, careless

Derived terms

adjectives and nouns

• хобдӯст (xobdüst)
• хобӣ (xobi)

verbs

• хобидан (xobidan)

Verb

хоб • (xob) (Persian spelling خواب)

1. inflection of хобидан (xobidan):
   1. present stem
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• хоб on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “хоб”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025
• Jilani, Jon (2009), Tajik-English/English-Tajik practical dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 118