اسفنج

See also: إسفنج and اسفنجی

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.ˈfand͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fǽnd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fǽnd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.fǽnd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.fǽnd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.fǽnd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.fǽnd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	isfanj
Dari reading?	isfanj
Iranian reading?	esfanj
Tajik reading?	isfanj

Noun

اسفنج • (esfanj) (plural اسفنج‌ها (esfanj-hâ))

1. sponge

Derived terms

• سنگ اسپنگ (sang-e espang, “cystolith”) (in Burhān-i-Qāṭiʿ.)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: इस्फ़ंज (isfañj)

  Urdu: اسفنج (isfanj)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسفَنج (isfanj), from Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Noun

اِسْفَنْجْ • (isfanj) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंज)

1. sponge
2. a yeast dumpling.