بازو

See also: بارو‎, پارو‎, and پازو‎

Khowar

Etymology

From Urdu بازو‎ (bāzū), from Persian بازو‎ (bâzu).

Noun

بازو (bazú)

1. the arm

References

• Elena Bashir; Maula Nigah; Rahmat Karim Baig (2005), “بازو”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.

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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”) and Latin bracchium. Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Dari	بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бозу (bozu)

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

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

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: बाज़ू (bāzū)

  Urdu: بازو‎

• → Malay: baju (see there for further descendants)
• → Turkish: pazu

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian بازو‎.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɑː.zuː/

Noun

بازو • (bāzū) m (Hindi spelling बाज़ू)

1. (anatomy) arm

   ‏اس کے بازو پر ایک نشان ہے۔‎‎ ― He has a scar on his arm.

2. (anatomy) wing of a bird, etc.
3. (military) flank of an army
4. (figuratively) supporter or companion
5. side of a framework or a door, doorpost
6. sleeve of a garment

References

• Platts, John Thompson (1884), “بازو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, OCLC 56611364
• “بازو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto بازو‎ (bāzū).

Noun

بازو (bāzū)

1. charpai (Pakistani-Afghani bed) arms/legs.