عروسک

See also: عروسك

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic عَرُوس (ʕarūs)bor.

Persian عَرُوس (arus)

Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/)

Persian ـک (-ak)

Persian عروسک

From عَرُوس (arus, “bride”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔa.ruː.ˈsak/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾoː.sák]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾoː.sák]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾoː.sák]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾʊː.sák]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ɹuː.sǽkʰʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾɵ.sák]

• Rhymes: -ak

Readings
Classical reading?	arūsak
Dari reading?	arōsak
Iranian reading?	arusak
Tajik reading?	arüsak

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Noun

Dari	گدی
Iranian Persian	عروسک
Tajik	лӯхтак, лухтак

عروسک • (arūsak / arusak) (plural عروسکان (arūsakān / arusakân), or عروسک‌ها (arūsak-hā / arusak-hâ), Tajik spelling арусак)

1. doll
2. puppet