ماهیچه

Persian

Etymology

From ماهی (mâhi, “fish”) +‎ ـچه (če, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little fish”. Compare Central Kurdish ماسوولکە (masûlke).

Compare typologically Latin musculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) (whence English muscle).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.hiː.t͡ʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦiː.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ɦiː.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.jiː.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.ji.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.ɦiː.t͡ʃʰe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.ɦi.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading?	māhīča
Dari reading?	māhīča
Iranian reading?	mâhiče
Tajik reading?	mohiča

Noun

ماهیچه • (mâhiče) (plural ماهیچه‌ها (mâhiče-hâ))

1. (anatomy) muscle

Derived terms

• ماهیچه‌ای (mâhiče-i)

See also

• عضلانی ('azolâni)
• عضلاتی ('azolâti)
• عضله ('azole)