سپاس

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• سوپاس (supas)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-.

Interjection

Northern Kurdish	spas

سپاس (spas)

1. thanks, thank you

Noun

سپاس (spas)

1. thanks
2. gratitude

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (spʾs /⁠spās⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-; see there for cognates. Unrelated to Russian спасибо (spasibo)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.ˈpaːs/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰɑːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰɑːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.pʰɑːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.pʰɔːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.pʰɒːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.pʰɔs]

• Rhymes: -aːs

Readings
Classical reading?	sipās
Dari reading?	sipās
Iranian reading?	sepâs
Tajik reading?	sipos

Noun

سپاس • (sepâs)

1. thanks
2. gratitude

Interjection

سپاس • (sepâs!)

1. thanks

Synonyms

• ممنون (mamnun)
• متشکر (motšakker, motešakker)

Derived terms

• سپاسگزار (sepâsgozâr)
• سپاسگزاری (sepâsgozâri)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: सिपास (sipās)

  Urdu: سپاس (sipās)

• Ottoman Turkish: سپاس (sipâs)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊ.pɑːs/

Noun

سپاس • (supās) m (Hindi spelling सुपास)

1. security
2. preservation
3. safety

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاس (sipās).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪ.pɑːs/

Noun

سپاس • (sipās) m (Hindi spelling सिपास)

1. thanks
2. gratitude
3. praise