آهنگ

See also: آهنك‎ and آہنگ‎

Pashto

Noun

آهنگ • (āháng) m

1. melody, musical theme, tune
2. sounding, sound
3. tone, intonation

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾʾhng (āhang, “pull, draught; melody”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːhanɡ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːhanɡ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːhænɡ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔhanɡ/

Noun

Dari	آهنگ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оҳанг (ohang)

آهنگ • (âhang), plural آهنگ‌ها‎ (âhang-hâ)

1. tune
2. melody
3. harmony
4. song
5. medley
6. (poetry) meter, wazn

Synonyms

• ترانه‎ (tarâne)
• وزن‎ (vazn)
• آواز‎ (âvâz)
• آوا‎ (âvâ)
• نوا‎ (navâ)
• لحن‎ (lahn)
• تون‎ (ton)

Related terms

• آهنگساز‎ (âhangsâz)
• آهنگین‎ (âhangin)
• آهنگ‌شناسی‎ (âhang-šenâsi)
• شباهنگ‎ (šabâhang)
• هماهنگ‎ (hamâhang)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ahəng
• → Georgian: ჰანგი (hangi)
• → Kazakh: ән (än)
• → Ottoman Turkish: آهنك‎ (ahenk)
  • Turkish: ahenk
  • → Armenian: ահէնկ (ahēnk)
• → Urdu: آہنگ‎ (āhang)

References

• ʿAmīd, Ḥasan (1985), “آهنگ”, in Farhang-e Fārsī-e ʿAmīd (in Persian), Tehrān: Amīrkabīr

Etymology 2

Deverbal noun of آهیختن‎ (âhixtan, “to draw out, to pull”).

Noun

آهنگ • (âhang), plural آهنگ‌ها‎ (âhang-hâ)

1. (archaic) intention; determination