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پیشمرگه

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge). Analysable within Persian as پیش (piš) +‎ مرگ (marg) +‎ ه (e), literally facing death.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? pēšmarga
Dari reading? pēšmarga
Iranian reading? pišmarge
Tajik reading? pešmarga

Noun

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پیشمرگه (pišmarge, pešmerge) (plural پیشمرگه‌ها (pišmarge, pešmerge-hâ))

  1. Peshmerga (Kurdish fighter)