اشک

See also: اشك and أشك

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iɕak]

Noun

اشک (iśak)

1. (anatomy) arm

References

• Sadaf Munshi (2015), “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project‎^[1].
• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025), “ishak”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæʃkʰʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃk]

Readings
Classical reading?	ašk
Dari reading?	ašk
Iranian reading?	ašk
Tajik reading?	ašk

• Audio (Iran):

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Etymology 1

A suffixed form of Proto-Iranian *Hácru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (“tear”). It may have been borrowed from Parthian 𐫀𐫢𐫐 (ʾšk /⁠ašk⁠/) or some other Iranian language. Doublet of ارس (ars), which was inherited and lacks the suffix. Compare Khotanese [script needed] (āṣka-), Wakhi yašk.

Noun

Dari	اَشک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ашк

اشک • (ašk) (plural اشک‌ها)

1. tear (from the eye)

   Synonym: (archaic) ارس (ars)

Derived terms

• اشک باریدن (ašk bâridan, “to cry”)
• اشک ریختن (ašk rixtan, “to cry”)

Descendants

• → Chagatai: اشك (eşk)
• → Gujarati: અશ્ક (aśk)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: अश्क (aśk)

  Urdu: اشک (aśk)

• → Ottoman Turkish: اشك (eşk)
  • Turkish: eşk
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਸ਼ਕ (aśak)

  Shahmukhi script: اشک (aśk)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “اشک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Etymology 2

A corruption of earlier ارشک (aršak).

Proper noun

Dari	اشک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ашк

اشک • (ašk)

2. alternative form of ارشک (aršak, “Arsaces”)

Related terms

• اشکانی (aškâni)

Descendants

• → Arabic: أَشْك (ʔašk)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اشک (ašk) from Proto-Iranian *Hácru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru (“tear”). Doublet of آن٘سُو (ā̃sū) and اشر (aśru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əʃk/

Noun

اشک • (aśk) m (Hindi spelling अश्क)

1. tears