Etymology Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
آب
A
water (Indo-Euro)
2
Q
زَهاب
A
spring, river (Indo-Euro)
3
Q
اَنْبیق
A
still (Indo-Euro)
4
Q
آبْریز
A
urn (Indo-Euro)
5
Q
ناب
A
pure (Indo-Euro)
6
Q
اِبریق
A
a water container (Indo-Euro)
7
Q
آب۲
A
glitter (as on a water surface) (Indo-Euro)
8
Q
آبِرو
A
“facial shine”, good reputation (Indo-Euro)
9
Q
آفتاب
A
“glitter shine, sun (Indo-Euro)
10
Q
اُبُّهَت
A
elegance (Indo-Euro)
11
Q
اَبو
A
father (Sem.)
12
Q
بوزینه
A
gibbon (Sem.)
13
Q
اِبْراهیم
A
Abraham (Sem.)
14
Q
بازار
A
bazaar (Skt., Old Per.)
15
Q
بازَرگان ج. بازَرگانان
A
merchant (Skt., Old Per.)
16
Q
عُبور
A
passing, crossing (Sem.)
17
Q
عَرَب
A
Arab (Sem.)
18
Q
عِبْری
A
Hebrew (Sem.)
19
Q
عِبْرانی
A
Hebrew (Sem.)
20
Q
آدم
A
Adam (Heb.) *means made from red soil
21
Q
آدامس
A
chewing gum (Eng.) *Adams is name of a gum manufacturer
22
Q
تراز، طراز
A
level, balanced, well-shaped (Indo-Euro)
23
Q
ترازو
A
balance, scale (Indo-Euro)
24
Q
آشتَر۲
A
whip (obsolete) (Indo-Euro)
*Root Agros means pasture
25
اِستِراتِژی
strategy (Fr.) *Root Ag means to drive
26
آژانس
Agency (Fr.)
| *Latin Root means acting agent from to drive
27
آژان
Agent (Fr.)
28
اِجاره
rent (Akk.) *Root Agaru means to hire
29
اُجْرَت
wage (Akk.)
30
اَجْر
reward (Akk.)
31
اَنگِلْیون
good news, Bible (Akk. to Grk.) *From word for hired messenger, angelos
32
اِنجیل
Bible (Akk.)
33
عود
ŭd (or oud) (Skt.) *Root Agaruh means aloe wood
34
فُلوت
lute (Skt. to Ar. to Fr.) *oud turned into luth
