ابرو

See also: آبرو‎, آثرو‎, أتزو‎, and أثرو‎

Persian

Alternative forms

(archaic, poetic) برو‎ (baru)

Etymology

From Middle Persian blwk' (brūg), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrū-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-. Cognates include Kurdish birû, Ossetian æрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū (English brow), Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús).

Pronunciation

Dari Persian	ابرو‎
Iranian Persian	ابرو‎
Tajiki Persian	абрӯ (abrü)

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [æbˈɾuː]

Noun

ابرو • (abru) (plural ابروها‎ (abru-hâ))

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References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “brūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (abru), from Middle Persian blwk' (brūg), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrū-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-.

Noun

ابرو • (abrū) f (Hindi spelling अब्रू)

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