شما
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See also: سما
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian ʾšmʾ, ʿšmʾ (ašmā, išmā, “you”), from Proto-Indo-European *yū́ (“you (plural)”). Compare Southern Luri ایسا (īsâ, “you”) and Bakhtiari ایسا (īsâ, “you”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃu.ˈmɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃo.mɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃu.mɔ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šumā |
Dari reading? | šumā |
Iranian reading? | šomâ |
Tajik reading? | šumo |
Audio (Iran) (file)
Pronoun[edit]
Dari | شما |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | шумо, Шумо |
شُما • (šomâ)
- you (formal, polite, and grammatically plural)
See also[edit]
Persian personal pronouns (Iranian Persian)
References[edit]
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 538