اوج

See also: اوچ, اوْخ, and اوخ

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْج (ʔawj), from Persian اوگ (owg), from Middle Iranian, ultimately Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“related to increasement”). Cognate with Gilaki اوچوک (učuk, “soar”) and Sanskrit उच्च (ucca).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔawd͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäwd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäwd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäwd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäwd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔowd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäwd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	awj
Dari reading?	awj
Iranian reading?	owj
Tajik reading?	avj

Noun

اوج • (owj)

Dari	اوج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	авҷ

1. acme
2. apex
3. peak
4. zenith

Derived terms

• اوج گرفتن (owj gereftan)
• اوج‌گیری (owj-giri)