Wiktionary: Indo-Iranian Swadesh lists
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This is the 100 word Swadesh list. Click here for the 207 word list.
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| # | English | Romanized Persian | Persian script | Romanized Hindi/Urdu | Hindi/Urdu script | Romanized Pashto | Romanized Kurdish | Sanskrit Script | Romanized Sanskrit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | man | ﻣَﻦ | maĩ | मैं; میں | zə | mɪn | [[]] | aham |
| 2 | thou | to inf, ʃomā pol | تو, شُما | tū inf, āp pol | तु, आप; تو, آپ | tə | tu | [[]] | tvam inf, bʰavant pol |
| 3 | we | mā | ما | ham | हम; هَم | munʐ | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 4 | this | in | اين | [[]] | یه | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 5 | that | ān | آن | [[]] | وه | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 6 | who | ki | كی | kaun | کون | tsok | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 7 | what | če | چِه | kyā | क्या; كيا | tsə | ku | [[]] | kah |
| 8 | not | na | نَه | [[]] | نهیں | nə | næ | [[]] | na |
| 9 | all | hame | هَمِه | sab | سب | [[]] | tæv | [[]] | sarva |
| 10 | many | ziād, čandin | زياد, چَندين | bahut | بهت | [[]] | pɪr | [[]] | bahu |
| 11 | one | yek | يِک | ek | ایک | yaw | yæk | [[]] | eka |
| 12 | two | do | دو | do | دو | dwa | [[]] | [[]] | dvaya |
| 13 | big | bozorg | بُزُرگ | baɽā | بڑا | luy | gɪvrɪk | [[]] | [[]] |
| 14 | long | boland | بُلَند | [[]] | لمبا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | dūra |
| 15 | small | kuček | كوچِک | ʧoʈā | چهوٹا | [[]] | bɪʧuːk, ʧuːʧɪk | [[]] | [[]] |
| 16 | woman | zan | زَن | [[]] | عورت | ʂədza | ɑfræt | [[]] | [[]] |
| 17 | man | mard | مَرد | ādmī | آدمی | saɽay | ɑdæm, meːr | [[]] | [[]] |
| 18 | person | nafar, fard(indiv.), ʃaxs, ensān(human) | اِنسان ,شَخص, فَرد, نَفَر | [[]] | فرد | ʃaxs | mærov, ʃæxs | [[]] | janah |
| 19 | bird | parande | پَرَندِه | [[]] | پرنده | [[]] | ʧiːvɑnok | [[]] | [[]] |
| 20 | dog | sag | سَگ | kuttā | کتا | spay | sæg | [[]] | [[]] |
| 21 | louse | ʃepeʃ | شِپِش | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 22 | tree | deraxt | دِرَخت | peɽ | درخت | wəna | dæræxt | [[]] | [[]] |
| 23 | seed | dāne, toxm | دانِه, تُخم | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 24 | leaf | barg | بَرگ | [[]] | بتا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 25 | root | riʃe | ريشِه | [[]] | جڑ | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 26 | bark | pust-e-deraxt | پوستِ دِرَخت | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 27 | skin | pust | پوست | [[]] | کهال | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 28 | meat | guʃt | گوشت | [[]] | گوشت | [[]] | goʃt | [[]] | [[]] |
| 29 | blood | xun | خون | [[]] | خون | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 30 | bone | ostoxān | اُستُخوان | [[]] | هڈى | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 31 | fat(n.) | roɣan, ʧarbi | رَوغَن, چَربی | [[]] | چربی | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 32 | fire | āteʃ | آتِش | āg | آگ | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | agni |
| 33 | egg | toxm/toxm-e-morɣ | تُخم, تُخمِ مُرغ | [[]] | انڈا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 34 | horn | ʃāx | شاخ | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 35 | tail | dom | دُم | [[]] | دم | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 36 | feather | par | پَر | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 37 | fish | māhi | ماهی | maʧlī | مچهلى | [[]] | mɑsiː | [[]] | [[]] |
| 38 | hair | mu | مو | [[]] | بال | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 39 | head | sar | سَر | [[]] | سر | sar | sær | [[]] | ʃiras |
| 40 | ear | guʃ | گوش | [[]] | کان | [[]] | guh | [[]] | [[]] |
| 41 | eye | ʧeʃm | چِشم | ãːkʰ | آنکه | [[]] | ʧæʃm | [[]] | [[]] |
| 42 | fingernail | nāxun | ناخون | [[]] | ناخون | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 43 | nose | damāɣ, bini | دَماغ, بينی | nāk | ناک | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 44 | mouth | dahān | دَهان | mũh | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | vadanã |
| 45 | tooth | dandān | دَندان | dãːt | دانت | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 46 | tongue | zabān | زَبان | [[]] | زبان | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 47 | foot | pā | پا | pair | پیر | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | pādah |
| 48 | knee | zānu | زانو | [[]] | گهٹنا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 49 | hand | dast | دَست | hātʰ | ﻫاته | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | hastah |
| 50 | belly | ʃekam | شِكَم | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 51 | neck | gardan | گَردَن | [[]] | گردن | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 52 | breast | pestān | پِستان | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 53 | heart | del,qalb | دِل, قَلب | dil | دل | [[]] | dɪl | [[]] | [[]] |
| 54 | liver | ʤegar | جِگَر | [[]] | جگر | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 55 | drink | nuʃidan | نوشيدَن | [[]] | پینا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 56 | eat | xordan | خَوردَن | kʰānā | کهانا | xwaɽal | xwærɪn | [[]] | [[]] |
| 57 | bite | gazidan | گَزيدَن | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 58 | see | didan | ديدَن | [[]] | دیکهنا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | dr̩ʃ |
| 59 | hear | ʃenidan | شِنيدَن | [[]] | سننا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 60 | know | dānestan | دانِستَن | jānnā | جاننا | peʒandal | zɑniːn | [[]] | jɲā |
| 61 | sleep | xābidan | [[]] | sonā | سونا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 62 | die | mordan | [[]] | marnā | مرنا | məɽ kedal | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 63 | kill | koʃtan | [[]] | mārnā | مارنا | məɽ kawal | kuʃtɪn | [[]] | [[]] |
| 64 | swim | ʃenā kardan | [[]] | [[]] | تیرنا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 65 | fly(v.) | paridan | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | pɪriːn | [[]] | [[]] |
| 66 | walk | rāh raftan | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 67 | come | āmadan | [[]] | ānā | آنا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 68 | lie | xābidan, derāz keʃidan | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 69 | sit | neʃastan | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 70 | stand | istādan, pā ʃodan(get up) | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 71 | give | dādan | [[]] | denā | دینا | [[]] | [[]] | दा | dā |
| 72 | say | goftan | [[]] | kehnā | کهنا | [[]] | ɑxɑftɪn | वद | vad |
| 73 | sun | āftāb, xorʃid | [[]] | سورج | [[]] | [[]] | xæwær | [[]] | [[]] |
| 74 | moon | māh | [[]] | [[]] | چاند | spoʐməy | mæh | [[]] | ʧandrah |
| 75 | star | setāreh | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | storay | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 76 | water | āb | [[]] | pānī | پانی | obə | ʤɪrɑv | [[]] | jalã |
| 77 | rain | bārān | [[]] | bāriʃ | بارش | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 78 | stone | sang | [[]] | [[]] | پتهر | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 79 | sand | māseh | [[]] | [[]] | مٹى | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 80 | earth | zamin | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 81 | cloud | abr | [[]] | [[]] | بادل | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 82 | smoke | dud | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 83 | ashes | xākestar | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 84 | burn | suzāndan(trans.), suxtan(intransitive) | [[]] | [[]] | جلنا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 85 | road | jāde, rāh, xiābān(street) | [[]] | [[]] | سڑک | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 86 | mountain | kuh | [[]] | [[]] | پهاڑ | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 87 | red | qermez, sorx | [[]] | lāl | لال | sur | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 88 | green | sabz | [[]] | harā | هرا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 89 | yellow | zard | [[]] | pīlā | پیلا | zeɽ | zær | [[]] | [[]] |
| 90 | white | sefid | [[]] | safed | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 91 | black | siāh | [[]] | kālā | کالا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 92 | night | ʃab | [[]] | rāt | رات | ʃpa | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 93 | warm | garm | [[]] | garm | گرم | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 94 | cold | sard | [[]] | ʈʰanɖā | ٹهنڈا | [[]] | sɑr | [[]] | [[]] |
| 95 | full | pur | [[]] | [[]] | بهرا | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 96 | new | tāze | [[]] | nayā | نیا | naway | nuː | [[]] | [[]] |
| 97 | good | xub | [[]] | aʧʰːā | اچها | ʂə | qænʤ | [[]] | sādʰu |
| 98 | round | gerd | [[]] | [[]] | گول | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 99 | dry | xoʃk | [[]] | [[]] | سوکها | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
| 100 | name | nām, esm | نام, اِسم | nām | नाम; نام | num | nɑv, iːsm | नामन | nāman |
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