بی‌خواب

Persian

Etymology

From Classical Persian بیـ (bē, “un-,not,-less”) + خواب (xwāb, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.xʷɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xɑːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xɑːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.xäw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.xɔːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.xɒːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.χɔb]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēxwāḇ
Dari reading?	bēxāb
Iranian reading?	bixâb
Tajik reading?	bexob

Adjective

بی‌خواب • (bi-xâb)

1. sleepless

Derived terms

• بی‌خوابی (bi-xâbi, “insomnia”)