تنها
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian tn'yhʾ (tanīhā).[1] Equivalent to Middle Persian tn' (tan, “body, self”) + yhʾ (īhā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tanhɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /tanhɑː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /tænhɒː/
Adjective[edit]
Dari | تنها |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | танҳо (tanho) |
تنها • (tanhâ)
Derived terms[edit]
- تنهایی (tanhâyi, “loneliness, solitude”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Azerbaijani: tənha
- Hindustani:
- Lurish:
- → Northern Luri: تںنیا (tənia)
- → Ottoman Turkish: تنها
- Turkish: tenha
References[edit]
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 82