بازو

See also: بارو‎, پارو‎, and پازو‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بازو‎ (bâzu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈzu/

Noun

بازو • (bâzu) m

1. (obsolete, rare) arm
2. a wooden long and rigid object on each of the four sides of a simple cot bed

Declension

declension of بازو

	singular		plural
direct	بازو (bâzu)		بازوګان‎ (bâzugân)
oblique	بازو (bâzu)		بازوګانو‎ (bâzugâno)
vocative	بازو (bâzu)		بازوګانو‎ (bâzugâno)

Synonyms

• (arm) مټ‎

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867), “بازو”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

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Persian

Alternative forms

• باهو‎ (bâhu)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬬𐬋‎ (bāzvō), Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [bɒːˈzuː]

Noun

Dari Persian	بازو
Iranian Persian	بازو
Tajiki Persian	бозу (bozu)

بازو • (bâzu) (plural بازوها‎ (bâzu-hâ) or بازوان‎ (bâzovân))

1. (anatomy) upper arm
2. (anatomy) arm