قوس و قزح
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Persian
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Etymology
[edit]Mistaken form of earlier قوس قزح (qows-e qazah), from Arabic قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ, literally “bow of the pre-Islamic Arab god Quzah”). It is not clear why the vowel shifted from /e/ to /o/.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qów.so qæ.zǽʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Iranian reading? | ğowso ğazah |
Noun
[edit]- rainbow
- Synonym: رنگین کمان (rangin-kamân)