کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه

Persian

FWOTD – 22 January 2016

Etymology

Compound of کوچه (kuče, “alley”) +‎ پس کوچه (pas-kuče, “secondary alley”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [koː.t͡ʃa.pas.koː.ˈt͡ʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰoː.t͡ʃʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰoː.t͡ʃʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰoː.t͡ʃʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰʊː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰʊː.t͡ʃʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuːt͡ʃe.pʰæs.kʰuː.t͡ʃʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰɵ.t͡ʃʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kōča-pas-kōča
Dari reading?	kōča-pas-kōča
Iranian reading?	kuče-pas-kuče
Tajik reading?	küča-pas-küča

Noun

کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه • (kuče-pas-kuče) (plural کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه‌ها (kuče-pas-kuče-hâ))

1. series of interconnected alleys
   • December 2013, Hamshahri, http://hamshahrionline.ir/details/243059/Culture/Artnews

     صدای شهرام ناظری در کوچه پس کوچه‌های قونیه پیچید

     sedâ-ye šahrâm-e nâzeri dar kuče-pas-kuče-hâ-ye qowniye pičid

     Voice of Shahram Nazeri echoed in the alleys of Konya

References

• "کوچه پس کوچه" in Amid Dictionary