"بز" meaning in Persian

See بز in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuz/ [Classical-Persian], [bʊz] [Dari, formal], [bʊz] [Dari, formal], [bʊz] [Kabuli], [buz] (note: Hazaragi), [boz] [Iran, formal], [buz] [Tajik, formal] Audio: Fa-بز.ogg Forms: boz [romanization], بزها [plural], بج [alternative, Classical-Persian]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (AZ /⁠buz⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (bwc /⁠buz⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūǵ-o-s, from *bʰuǵ- (“buck, he-goat”). Cognate with English buck (“male goat”), Thracian *būzas. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fa|pal||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=Phlv|sort=|tr=AZ|ts=buz}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (AZ /⁠buz⁠/), {{inh+|fa|pal|sc=Phlv|tr=AZ|ts=buz}} Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (AZ /⁠buz⁠/), {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*bujáh}} Proto-Iranian *bujáh, {{inh|fa|iir-pro|*bʰuȷ́ás}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuȷ́ás, {{inh|fa|ine-pro|*bʰūǵ-o-s}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰūǵ-o-s, {{cog|en|buck||male goat}} English buck (“male goat”), {{cog|txh|*būzas}} Thracian *būzas Head templates: {{fa-noun|pl=بزها|pltr=boz-hâ|tr=boz}} بز • (boz) (plural بزها (boz-hâ))
  1. goat Wikipedia link: fa:بز
    Sense id: en-بز-fa-noun-VIDwjzWW Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Goats

Inflected forms

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