گچ
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gc /gač/, “plaster, gypsum”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 (IM.BABBAR /gaṣṣu/, “gypsum”). Compare Khotanese [script needed] (gatsä, “gypsum”), Arabic جَصّ (jaṣṣ, “plaster”), Classical Syriac ܓܨܐ (gaṣṣā, “plaster”) from the same source.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈɡat͡ʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲæt͡ʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gač |
| Dari reading? | gač |
| Iranian reading? | gač |
| Tajik reading? | gač |
Noun
گچ • (gač) (plural گچها (gač-hā / gač-hâ), Tajik spelling гач)
- plaster, gypsum, chalk, stucco
- (orthopaedics) plaster cast, orthopaedic cast
Derived terms
- گچبری (gačbori)
- گچکار (gačkâr)
- گچکاری (gačkâri)
- گچی (gači)
Descendants
- → Armenian: գաջ (gaǰ)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “گچ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press