کوه

See also: کوہ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 (kōf, “hill, mountain”), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (kaufa, “mountain”), from Proto-Iranian *káwfš, from Proto-Indo-European *kewHp- (“heap; to heap”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰʊː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kōh
Dari reading?	kōh
Iranian reading?	kuh
Tajik reading?	küh

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

کوه • (kōh / kuh) (plural کوه‌ها (kōh-hā / kuh-hâ), Tajik spelling кӯҳ)

1. mountain

Derived terms

• کوه نور (kōh-i nūr / kuh-e nur)
• کوهستان (kōhistān / kuhestân)
• کوهستانی (kōhistānī / kuhestâni)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: कोह (koh)

  Urdu: کوہ (koh)

• → Kashmiri:

  Devanagari script: कॏह (kôh)

  Arabic script: کۄہ (kọh)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੋਹ (koh)

  Shahmukhi script: کوہ (koh)