kwšk'

Middle Persian

Etymology

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Noun

kwšk' • (kōšk)

  1. pavilion
  2. palace

Descendants

Taking Middle Persian as representative for all Middle Iranian:

  • Classical Syriac: ܓܘܫܩܐ (gawšāqā)
    • Arabic: جوسق (jawsaq, jūsaq)
  • Georgian: კოშკი (ḳošḳi)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קושקא (qōšqā)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kōšk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51
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