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ارش

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (”ryšn /⁠ārešn⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎴𐎡 (a-r-š-n-i /⁠arašni⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? araš
Dari reading? araš
Iranian reading? araš
Tajik reading? araš

Noun

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ارش (araš)

  1. cubit (unit of measurement)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्शस् (arśas).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ارش (arśm (Hindi spelling अर्श)

  1. (rare) piles, hemorrhoids
    Synonym: بواسير (bavāsīr)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ارش”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.