بوذاسف
Persian
Etymology
From Sogdian [script needed] (bōdisaf /pwtysβ/), perhaps under influence from Middle Persian [script needed] (bōdāsp /bwtʾsp/), both ultimately from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [boː.ðɑː.saf]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [boː.zɑː.säf]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [boː.zɑː.säf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bʊː.zɔː.säf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [buː.zɒː.sæf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɵ.zɔ.säf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bōḏāsaf |
| Dari reading? | bōzāsaf |
| Iranian reading? | buzâsaf |
| Tajik reading? | büzosaf |
Noun
بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)
- Alternative form of بوداسف (budâsaf, “Bodhisattva”).
Proper noun
بوذاسَف • (buzâsaf)
- (obsolete) the Buddha
- A figure in the Islamic literary tradition vaguely inspired by the Buddha, often said to have been a pagan philosopher who preached metempsychosis.
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