آرزو

See also: أرزو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian آرزو (ārzū).

Noun

آرزو • (ārzū)

1. desire
2. wish
3. hope

Descendants

• Turkish: arzu

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾlcwk (ārzōg, “desire, lust”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	ā
Dari reading?	ā
Iranian reading?	â
Tajik reading?	o

Noun

Dari	آرزو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	орзу

آرزو • (âr(e)zu) (plural آرزوها (âr(e)zu-hâ))

1. desire
2. wish
3. hope

Derived terms

• آرزومند (âr(e)zumand)
• آرزو کردن (âr(e)zu kardan)

Descendants

• → Bengali: আরজু (arzu)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: आरज़ू (ārzū)
  • Urdu: آرْزُو (ārzū)
• → Ottoman Turkish: آرزو (ārzū)
  • Turkish: arzu
• → Uyghur: ئارزۇ (arzu)

Proper noun

آرزو • (âr()ezu)

1. a female given name, Arezoo, Arezou, Arezu, or Arzu, from Middle Persian

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آرزو (ârzu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːɾ.zuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

آرْزُوْ • (ārzuv) f (Hindi spelling आरज़ू)

1. wish
2. desire
3. aspiration
4. longing