اسقف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).

Noun

اسقف • (uskuf) (plural اساقف or اساقفه)

  1. (Christianity) bishop, an official governing a diocese

Descendants

  • Turkish: üskuf

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)
Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-)
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai
Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)
Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)bor.
Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā)bor.
Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf)bor.
Persian اسقف

    Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher, lookout, guardian”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? usquf
    Dari reading? usquf
    Iranian reading? osġof
    Tajik reading? usquf

    Noun

    اسقف • (usquf / osġof) (Tajik spelling усқуф)

    1. (Christianity) bishop, an official governing a diocese
      Synonym: (archaic) سکوبا (sokubâ)

    Descendants

    • Dari: اُسْقُف (usquf)
    • Iranian Persian: اُسْقُف (osġof)
    • Tajik: усқуф (usquf)
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: अस्क़फ़ (asqaf)
      Urdu: اَسْقَف (asqaf)
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