گویش

See also: كويس

Persian

Etymology

From گوی (guy-, present stem of گفتن (goftan, “to say”)) +‎ ـش (-eš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jiʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɪʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.jiʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uː.jeʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɵ.jiʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	gōyiš
Dari reading?	gōyiš
Iranian reading?	guyeš
Tajik reading?	güyiš

• Rhymes: -eʃ

Noun

گویِش • (guyeš) (plural گویش‌ها (guyeš-hâ))

1. dialect; accent

   Synonyms: گونه (gune), لهجه (lahje), دیالِکت (diyâlekt)

   آهنگی با گویش محلی

   âhangi bâ guyeš-e mahalli

   a song in a local dialect

   گویش یهودیان ایران

   guyeš-e yahudiyân-e irân

   the dialect of the Jews of Iran

2. (archaic) speech

   Synonym: گفتار (goftâr)