خرگوش

Persian

FWOTD – 6 December 2020

Alternative forms

• (plant senses): خرگوشک (xargôšak)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”, literally “big ear”), equivalent to خر (xar) +‎ گوش (gôš). Compare Tajik харгӯш (xargüš), Talysh هووش, هوۊش (havüš), Pashto خرغوږ (xarğwaž), خرغوړ (xarğwaṛ), خرغوګ (xarğwag, “mullein”, literally “big ear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xaɾ.ɡoːʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡʊːʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæɹ.ɡuːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäɾ.ɡɵʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xargōš
Dari reading?	xargōš
Iranian reading?	xarguš
Tajik reading?	xargüš

Noun

Dari	خرگوش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	харгӯш

خرگوش • (xargôš) (plural خرگوش‌ها (xargôš-hâ))

1. hare, rabbit
   • 2005, Niyaz, The Hunt:

     خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌موند بله

     xâb-e xarguš be xâb-e yâr mi-munad, bale

     The dream of the hare reminds me of the dream of my lover, yes

2. greater plantain (Plantago major)

   Synonyms: بارهنگ (bârhang), بارتنگ (bârtang), زبان بره (zabân-barre)

3. mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)

   Synonym: گل ماهور (gol-mâhur)

Descendants

• → Arabic: خَرْكُوش (ḵarkūš, “plantain”) (never common)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ख़रगोश (xargoś)

  Urdu: خرگوش (xargoś)

  • → Malay: argus, arkus
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś)

  Punjabi: خرگوش (xargoś)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “xar-gōš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 94
• Schapka, Ulrich, Volk, Otto Heinrich (1979) “Ein Verzeichnis von in Afghanistan gebräuchlichen Pflanzennamen”, in Afghanistan Journal, volume 6, number 1, Nr. 381 Verbascum spec., page 9a

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگوش (xargōš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xəɾ.ɡoːʃ/

Noun

خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)

1. rabbit, hare

   Synonyms: سسا (sussā), لمبھا (lambhā)

Descendants

• → Malay: argus, arkus