ـبا

Persian

Alternative forms

• ـوا (-vâ)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian pʿk (/⁠-bāg⁠/), from Old Iranian *pāka-, from the root pak- (“to cook”). Compare Sanskrit पचति (pacati, “to cook, bake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.bɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.bɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.bɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.bɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.bɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.bɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.bɔ]

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

• Audio (Iran):

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Suffix

ـبا • (-bâ)

1. soup, stew

Derived terms

• برغستبا (barğast-bâ, “whitetop soup”)
• ترشبا (torš-bâ, “sour soup”)
• ترفبا (tarf-bâ, “tarhana soup”)
• جغراتبا (joğrât-bâ, “yogurt soup”)
• دوغبا (duğ-bâ, “buttermilk soup”)
• زیربا (zir-bâ, “cumin soup”)
• سفیدبا (sefid-bâ, “blancmange”)
• سکبا (sek-bâ, “sikbaj”)
• شوربا (šur-bâ, “chorba”)
• شیربا (šir-bâ, “rice pudding”)
• عاشقبا (âšeq-bâ, “lover soup”)
• غوره‌با (ğure-bâ, “verjuice soup”)
• ماستبا (mâst-bâ, “yogurt soup”)
• ماشبا (mâš-bâ, “mung bean soup”)
• ناربا (nâr-bâ, “pomegranate soup”)
• نسکبا (nask-bâ, “lentil soup”)
• پیهبا (pih-bâ, “fat soup”)
• کبربا (kabar-bâ, “caper soup”)
• کدوبا (kadu-bâ, “pumpkin soup”)
• کرنجبا (koranj-bâ, “rice soup”)
• کشکبا (kašk-bâ, “tarhana soup”)
• گندمبا (gandom-bâ, “haleem”)

Related terms

• نانوا (nân-vâ, “baker”)