طاووس

Arabic

طَاوُوس

Etymology

    Borrowed from Aramaic טוסא (ṭawsā).

    Noun

    طَاوُوس • (ṭāwūs) m (plural طَوَاوِيسُ (ṭawāwīsu) or أَطْوَاس (ʔaṭwās))

    1. peacock

    Declension

    Declension of noun طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal طَاوُوس
    ṭāwūs     		الطَّاوُوس
    aṭ-ṭāwūs     		طَاوُوس
    ṭāwūs
    nominative طَاوُوسٌ
    ṭāwūsun     		الطَّاوُوسُ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsu     		طَاوُوسُ
    ṭāwūsu
    accusative طَاوُوسًا
    ṭāwūsan     		الطَّاوُوسَ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsa     		طَاوُوسَ
    ṭāwūsa
    genitive طَاوُوسٍ
    ṭāwūsin     		الطَّاوُوسِ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsi     		طَاوُوسِ
    ṭāwūsi
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal طَاوُوسَيْن
    ṭāwūsayn     		الطَّاوُوسَيْن
    aṭ-ṭāwūsayn     		طَاوُوسَيْ
    ṭāwūsay
    nominative طَاوُوسَانِ
    ṭāwūsāni     		الطَّاوُوسَانِ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsāni     		طَاوُوسَا
    ṭāwūsā
    accusative طَاوُوسَيْنِ
    ṭāwūsayni     		الطَّاوُوسَيْنِ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsayni     		طَاوُوسَيْ
    ṭāwūsay
    genitive طَاوُوسَيْنِ
    ṭāwūsayni     		الطَّاوُوسَيْنِ
    aṭ-ṭāwūsayni     		طَاوُوسَيْ
    ṭāwūsay
    plural basic broken plural diptote‎;
    basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal طَوَاوِيس‎; أَطْوَاس
    ṭawāwīs‎; ʔaṭwās     		الطَّوَاوِيس‎; الْأَطْوَاس
    aṭ-ṭawāwīs‎; al-ʔaṭwās     		طَوَاوِيس‎; أَطْوَاس
    ṭawāwīs‎; ʔaṭwās
    nominative طَوَاوِيسُ‎; أَطْوَاسٌ
    ṭawāwīsu‎; ʔaṭwāsun     		الطَّوَاوِيسُ‎; الْأَطْوَاسُ
    aṭ-ṭawāwīsu‎; al-ʔaṭwāsu     		طَوَاوِيسُ‎; أَطْوَاسُ
    ṭawāwīsu‎; ʔaṭwāsu
    accusative طَوَاوِيسَ‎; أَطْوَاسًا
    ṭawāwīsa‎; ʔaṭwāsan     		الطَّوَاوِيسَ‎; الْأَطْوَاسَ
    aṭ-ṭawāwīsa‎; al-ʔaṭwāsa     		طَوَاوِيسَ‎; أَطْوَاسَ
    ṭawāwīsa‎; ʔaṭwāsa
    genitive طَوَاوِيسَ‎; أَطْوَاسٍ
    ṭawāwīsa‎; ʔaṭwāsin     		الطَّوَاوِيسِ‎; الْأَطْوَاسِ
    aṭ-ṭawāwīsi‎; al-ʔaṭwāsi     		طَوَاوِيسِ‎; أَطْوَاسِ
    ṭawāwīsi‎; ʔaṭwāsi

    Descendants

    • Maltese: tawes
    • Moroccan Arabic: طاووس (ṭāwūs), طاوس (ṭāwis), طوس (ṭaws)
    • → Azerbaijani: tovuz
    • → Classical Persian: طَاوُوس (tāwūs)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: طاووس (tavus)
      • Turkish: tavus
      • → Armenian: թավուս խուշի (tʻavus xuši)
    • → Swahili: tausi

    References

    • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 118
    • Freytag, Georg (1835), “طاووس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 78

    Moroccan Arabic

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs), borrowed from Aramaic טוסא (ṭawsā), borrowed from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), borrowed from Pre-Greek.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /tˤaː.wuːs/

      Noun

      طاووس • (ṭāwūs) m (plural طواس (ṭwās) or طواوس (ṭwāwis))

      1. peacock

      Persian

      یک طاووس هندی

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs), borrowed from Aramaic טוסא (ṭawsā), borrowed from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), borrowed from Pre-Greek.

        Pronunciation

         

        Readings
        Classical reading? tāwūs
        Dari reading? tāwūs
        Iranian reading? tâvus
        Tajik reading? tovus

        Noun

        طاووس • (tāwūs / tâvus) (Tajik spelling товус)

        1. peacock

        Derived terms

        Descendants

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