آسیاب

Persian

Alternative forms

• آسیو (âsiyow) (dialectal, Shiraz)
• آسیا (âsiyâ)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾsyʾp̄ (āsyāb). By surface analysis, آس (âs, “millstone”) +‎ ـیـ (-y-, linking element) +‎ آب (âb, “water”). Compare آسباد (âsbâd, “windmill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.si.ˈjɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.si.jɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.si.jɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.si.jǽw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.si.jǽw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.si.jɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.si.jɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	āsiyāḇ
Dari reading?	āsiyāb
Iranian reading?	âsiyâb
Tajik reading?	osiyob

Noun

Dari	آسیاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	осиёб

آسیاب • (âsiyâb or âsyâb)

1. mill
2. watermill

Derived terms

• آسیاب آبی (âsiyâb-e âbi, “watermill”)
• آسیاب بادی (âsiyâb-e bâdi, “windmill”)
• آسیابان (âsiyâbân, “miller”)

Further reading

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “āsyāb”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 13