تربز

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See also: ثرثر, بربر, and تزبر

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly a metathesized and zetacized derivative of Sanskrit त्रपुस (trapusa, colocynth fruit) (compare خَربُز).

Noun

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Dari تَربُوز، هِندِوانَه
Iranian Persian هِندِوانِه، خَربُز
Tajik тарбуз

تربز (tarboz) (plural تربزها (tarboz-hâ))

  1. (archaic, dialectal or nonstandard) watermelon
    Synonyms: بطیخ هندی (bettix-e hendi), هندوانه (hendevâne)

Descendants

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References

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 20)‎[1] (in German), volume III, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, § 1590