خیش

Hijazi Arabic

خيش

Etymology

From Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), Persian خیش (xiš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeːʃ/, [ˈxe̞ːʃ]

Noun

خیش • (ḵēš) m (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵēša))

1. gunny sack
2. canvas

   Synonym: كانفس (kānfas, kānvas, “canvas (for drawing)”)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾyš /⁠ēš⁠/, “plough”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (hyš /⁠hēš⁠/)).

Noun

خیش • (xiš)

1. plough; ploughshare

References

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