خوشاب

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷa.ˈʃaːb/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃɑ́ːb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃɑ́ːb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃɔ́ːb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ʃɒ́ːb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.ʃɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xwašāb
Dari reading^?	xušāb
Iranian reading^?	xošâb
Tajik reading^?	xušob

Etymology 1

From (xoš, “pleasant”) +‎ (âb, “water”).

Adjective


Iranian Persian	خوشاب
Dari	خوشاب
Tajik	хушоб

خوشاب • (xošâb)

glossy; pearly; lustrous
- c. 1260, Amīr Khusraw, “Rubaʿī”, in دیوان امیرخسرو [The Divān of Amīr Khusraw]‎^[1]:
  ایزد که به زلفت شکن و تاب نهاد
  در لعل لبت لولوی خوشاب نهاد
  ēzad ki ba zolf-at šikan u tāb nihād
  dar la'l-i lab-at lūlū-yi xwašāb nihād
  The God who placed curls and twirls on your tresses
  Placed lustrous pearls on the ruby of your lips.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Etymology 2

Noun

خوشاب • (xōšâb or xušâb)

compote (fruit dish)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: خوشاب (hoşab)
- Turkish: hoşaf
- → Crimean Tatar: hoşaf
- → Romanian: horșaf

Urdu

Etymology

From خوش (xuś, “sweet”) + آب (āb, “water”), both elements from Persian.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊ.ʃɑːb/
Rhymes: -ɑːb
Hyphenation: خوش‧آب

Proper noun

خُوشَاب • (xūśāb) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुशाब)

Khushab (a city in Khushab district, Punjab, Pakistan)