گیس

See also: كيس‎ and کیش‎

Persian

Alternative forms

گیسو‎ (gisu)

Etymology

From Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian gyswg (gēsūg). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Dari) IPA^(key): [ɡʲeːs]
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡʲiːs]
(Tajik) IPA^(key): [ɡʲes]

Noun

گیس • (gis) (plural گیس‌ها‎ (gis-hâ))

long hair (of a woman)
ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
plait, braid

Synonyms

مو‎ (mu)

Derived terms

کلاه‌گیس‎ (kolâh-gis)
گیسو‎ (gisu)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گیس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gēs”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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