اسب

See also: اسپ and است

Laki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Kurdish hesp, esp, Persian اسب), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

Noun

اسب (asb)

  1. horse

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier اسپ (asp), from Middle Persian SWSYA / ʾsp̄ (asp), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa), from Old Median *aspah (compare Old Persian 𐎠𐎿 (asa)), from Proto-Iranian *Háĉwah (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (aspa), Kurdish hesp, esp, Pashto آس (ās), Ossetian ефс (efs)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háĉwas (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (compare Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Armenian էշ (ēš, donkey), Lithuanian ašva (mare), Latin equus).

Pronunciation

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  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʔæsb/

Noun

Dari Persian اسب
Iranian Persian اسب
Tajiki Persian асб (asb)

اسب (asb) (plural اسب‌ها (asb-hâ) or اسبان (asbân))

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

Derived terms

  • اسپست (aspest)
  • اسپ‌بد (aspbod)
  • آریاسب (âriyâsb)

See also

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir) رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e)
فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)
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