FromMiddle PersianKYNA(gōspand,“sheep, small cattle”), fromAvestan𐬔𐬀𐬊-𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀-(gao-spəṇta-,“beneficent cow”), a compound of𐬔𐬀𐬊-(gao-,“cow”) +𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀(spəṇta,“holy”), compareگاو(gāw /gâv) andسپند(sipand /sepand).
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gōsfánd, gōspánd |
| Dari reading? | gōsfand, gōspand |
| Iranian reading? | gusfand, guspand |
| Tajik reading? | güsfand, güspand |
گوسفند• (gōsfand / gusfand) (pluralگوسفندها(gōsfand-hā / gusfand-hâ),orگوسفندان(gōsfandān / gusfandân),Tajik spellingгӯсфанд)
