غلیواج

Persian

Alternative forms

  • غلیواژ (ğalêvâž), خلیواج (xalêvâj), غلواج (ğalvâj), خلواج (xalvâj), کلیواج (kalêvâj), کلیواژ (kalêvâž)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Caspian language where غل (ğal), گل (gal, mouse) equalling Classical Persian گرزه (garza, rat) was compounded via optional genitive with a cognate of the stem of Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾcytn' /⁠vāzītan⁠/, to carry away), so literally “mouse-grabber”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɣä.leː.wɔːd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? ğalēwāj
Dari reading? ğalēwāj
Iranian reading? ğalivâj
Tajik reading? ġalevoj

Noun

Dari غلیواج
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғалевоҷ

غلیواج • (ğalivâj) (plural غلیواج‌ها (ğalivâj-hâ))

  1. (dated) kite

References

  • Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29) (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 83–84 Nr. 251
  • Vullers, Johann August (1855) “خلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 718a
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 618a
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