خواه

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈxʷaːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːj], [xɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwāh
Dari reading?	xāh
Iranian reading?	xâh
Tajik reading?	xoh

• Audio (Iran):

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Verb

خواه • (xwāh / xâh) (Tajik spelling хоҳ)

1. present stem form of خواستن (xwāstan / xâstan)

Derived terms

• خواهش (xwāhiš / xâheš, “request”)

Descendants

• → Urdu: خواہ (xāh, xvāh)
• → Chagatai: خواهلاماق (xwāhlamaq)
  • > Uzbek: xohlamoq (inherited)
• → Kazakh: қалау (qalau)
• → Turkmen: halamak