זווגִ

Persian

Noun

זווגִ • (zowj)

1. Judeo-Persian spelling of زُوج (zowj).
   • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:

     בזווגִ מרדמאן מנגר תו זנהאר
     כה שייטאן סאזדת אֿכֿר כֿטא כאר

     be zowj-e mardomân ma-ngar to zenhâr
     ke šeytân sâzad-at âxer xatâkâr

     Beware not to look at other peoples' wives
     For ultimately, Satan will make you a sinner.