av

Meaning

1. (feminine) water
2. (feminine) stream, river

Concepts

water

🚰

liquid

H2O

wæter

Synonyms

ab

aw

ئاو

Translations

agua

🚰

Wasser

🚰

água

🚰

acqua

🚰

su

🚰

aigua

🚰

νερό

aqua

🚰

water

🚰

ماء

🚰

eau

🚰

aiga

ύδωρ

υδρóβιóς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑːv/

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: آب

Cognate with Baluchi: آپ

Cognate with Bakhtiari: او

Cognate with Pashto: اوبه

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬀𐬞

Cognate with Sanskrit: अप्

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Persian آب (âb), Baluchi آپ (áp), Bakhtiari او (aw), Pashto اوبه, Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Sanskrit अप् (áp).

Sentences

Min av da dewaran.

I watered the cows.

Ew ê av bidin.

They will give water.

Min jî av li mêvanan belav kir .

I also distributed water to the guests.

Pêdiviya wan bi ba , av û şînatiyan heye.

They need wind, water and plants.

Em dizanin av di sed dereceyî de dikele.

We know that water boils at one hundred degrees.

Av çi qasî di golê de bimîne, genî dibe .

The longer the water stays in the lake, the more it becomes dry.