خوناب

Persian

Alternative forms

• خونابه (xunâbe)

Etymology

From خون (xun, “blood”) +‎ آب (âb, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xuː.ˈnaːb/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xuː.nɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xuː.nɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xuː.nɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.nɔ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xuː.nɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.nɔ́b]

• Rhymes: -aːb

Readings
Classical reading?	xūnāb
Dari reading?	xūnāb
Iranian reading?	xunâb
Tajik reading?	xunob

Noun

خوناب • (xūnāb / xunâb) (Tajik spelling хуноб)

1. blood mixed with water; thin blood
2. (figurative) tears of blood; extremely sad tears

   Synonym: اشک خونین (ašk-e xunin)

Descendants

• → Turkmen: hunaba