ویس

See also: ويس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).

Noun

ویس • (veys)

  1. poverty; want; need

Descendants

  • Turkish: veys

References

Persian

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐎻𐎰 (viθ-, house(hold), clan, royal court), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wīs
Dari reading? wīs
Iranian reading? vis
Tajik reading? vis

Noun

ویس • (vis)

  1. clan

Proper noun

ویس • (vis)

  1. a female given name, Vis

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ways
Dari reading? ways
Iranian reading? w-eys
Tajik reading? vays

Noun

ویس • (veys)

  1. indigence
  2. anything one desires
  3. contempt, exclamation of pity, or approbation

References

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