اسب

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Kurdish hesp, esp, Persian اسب‎), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

Noun

اسب (transliteration needed)

1. horse

Alternative forms

• اسپ‎ (asp)

Etymology

From earlier اسپ‎ (asp), from Middle Persian SWSYA / ʾsp̄ (asp), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa), from 𐎠𐎿 (asa) (influenced by Median *aspa-), from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀‎ (aspa), Kurdish hesp, esp, Pashto آس‎ (ās), Ossetian ефс (efs)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit अश्व (áśva)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (compare Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Lithuanian ašva (“mare”), Latin equus).

Pronunciation

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• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔæsb/

Noun

اسب • (asb) (plural اسب‌ها‎ (asb-hâ) or اسبان‎ (asbân))

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

See also

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج‎ (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
شاه‎ (šâh)	وزیر‎ (vazir)	رخ‎ (rox), قلعه‎ (qal'e)	فیل‎ (fil)	اسب (asb)	پیاده‎ (piyâde), سرباز‎ (sarbâz)