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 (bâzugān)
oblique	بازو (bâzu)		بازوګانو (bâzugāno)
vocative	بازو (bâzu)		بازوګانو (bâzugāno)

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

• IPA^(key): [bɒːˈzuː]

Noun

Dari	بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бозу

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

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