غلیواج

Persian

Alternative forms

غلیواژ (ğalêvâž), خلیواج (xalêvâj), غلواج (ğalvâj), خلواج (xalvâj), کلیواج (kalêvâj), کلیواژ (kalêvâž)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Caspian language where (ğal), گل (gal, “mouse”) equalling Classical Persian (garza, “rat”) was compounded via optional genitive -ē with a cognate of the stem of Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wʾcytn' /⁠vāzītan⁠/, “to carry away”), so literally “mouse-grabber”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣa.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɑːd͡ʒ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣä.leː.wɔːd͡ʒ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.liː.vɒːd͡ʒ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁä.le.vɔd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ğalēwāj
Dari reading^?	ğalēwāj
Iranian reading^?	ğalivâj
Tajik reading^?	ġalevoj

Noun


Iranian Persian	غلیواج
Dari	غلیواج
Tajik	ғалевоҷ

غلیواج • (ğalivâj) (plural غلیواج‌ها (ğalivâj-hâ))

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References

Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎^[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 83–84 Nr. 251
Vullers, Johann August (1855) “خلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 718a
Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غلیواج”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[3] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 618a