گوسفند

Persian

Alternative forms

• گوسپند (guspand)

Etymology

From Middle Persian KYNA (gōspand, “sheep, small cattle”), from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀- (gao-spəṇta-, “beneficent cow”), a compound of 𐬔𐬀𐬊- (gao-, “cow”) + 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”), compare گاو (gâv) and سِپَند (sepand).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡoːs.ˈfanð], [ɡoːs.ˈpanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡoːs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡoːs.pʰǽn̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡʊːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡʊːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uːs.fǽn̪d̪̥], [ɡ̥uːs.pʰǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɵs.fǽn̪d̪], [ɡɵs.pʰǽn̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	gōsfand, gōspand
Dari reading?	gōsfand, gōspand
Iranian reading?	gusfand, guspand
Tajik reading?	güsfand, güspand

• (dialectal, Sabzevar) IPA^(key): /ɡuːsˈfend/

Noun

Dari	گوسفند
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гӯсфанд

گوسفَند • (gusfand) (plural گوسفندها (gusfand-hâ) or گوسفندان (gusfandân))

1. sheep

See also

• میش (miš)