گویش

See also: كويس

Persian

Etymology

From گوی (gōy-, present stem of گفتن (guftan, “to say”)) +‎ ـش (-iš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.ˈjiʃ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.jiʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uː.jeʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɵ.jiʃ]

• Rhymes: -iʃ

Readings
Classical reading?	gōyiš
Dari reading?	gōyiš
Iranian reading?	guyeš
Tajik reading?	güyiš

Noun

گویش • (gōyiš / guyeš) (plural گویِش‌ها (gōyiš-hā), Tajik spelling гӯиш)

1. dialect; accent

   Synonyms: گونه (gōna, gūna), لهجه (lahja), دیالِکت (diyâlekt)

   آهنگی با گویش محلی

   āhangi bā gōyiš-i mahallī

   a song in a local dialect

   گویش یهودیان ایران

   gōyiš-i yahūdiyān-i ērān

   the dialect of the Jews of Iran

2. (archaic) speech

   Synonym: گفتار (guftār)