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کبوتر

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kpwtl), 𐫐𐫁𐫇𐫤𐫡 (kbwtr /⁠kabōtar⁠/, pigeon), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas (pigeon). Cognate with Baluchi کپوت (kapōt), Sanskrit कपोत (kapota).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kaḇōtar, kaḇūtar
Dari reading? kabūtar
Iranian reading? kabutar
Tajik reading? kabütar

Noun

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Dari کبوتر
Iranian Persian
Tajik кабӯтар

کبوتر (kabutar) (plural کبوترها, or کبوتران)

  1. pigeon, dove
    Synonym: حمام (hamâm)
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Descendants

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kabōtar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کَبُوتَر (kabūtar, pigeon; dove).

Adjective

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کَبُوتَر (kabūtar) (Hindi spelling कबूतर)

  1. (figuratively) innocent

Noun

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کَبُوتَر (kabūtarm (Hindi spelling कबूतर)

  1. pigeon, dove
    Synonym: کَپوت (kapot)
  2. (figurative) beloved; a young maiden

Declension

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Declension of کبوتر
singular plural
direct کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوتر (kabūtar)
oblique کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوتروں (kabūtarõ)
vocative کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوترو (kabūtaro)
Declension of کبوتر
singular plural
direct کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوتریں (kabūtarẽ)
oblique کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوتروں (kabūtarõ)
vocative کبوتر (kabūtar) کبوترو (kabūtaro)

Derived terms

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References

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  • کبوتر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کبوتر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “کبوتر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • کبوتر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.