FromMiddle Persian[Book Pahlavi needed](ʾlwh/āluh/,“eagle”) (Manichaean Middle Persian[Manichaean needed](ʾʾlwf/āluf/)). CompareGilakiالوغ(aluğ),Mazanderaniاله(alle),Northern Kurdisheylo /êlo,Central Kurdishھەڵۆ(hello) andBakhtiariآلو(âlō), as well asարծուի(arcui).
FromProto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáh, fromProto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s, from*h₂erǵ-(“white, glittering”). Cognate withAvestan𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬀(ərəzifiia).
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | āluh |
Dari reading? | āloh |
Iranian reading? | âloh |
Tajik reading? | oluh |
Dari | آله |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | олуҳ |
آله• (âloh)
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | āla |
Dari reading? | āla |
Iranian reading? | âle |
Tajik reading? | ola |
آله• (âla)