زوی
zwoy
The Pashto word for son is زوی (zwoy).
زوی is a noun used to refer to a male person in relation to his parents.
Meaning: a male person in relation to his parents (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
zwoy
Did you know?
- If a Pashto speaker refers to someone as 'the son of a lion', they are not speaking literally but are using a common idiom to denote extreme bravery.
- In traditional Pashtun tribal law, the status of a زوی is tied to the code of 'Pashtunwali', which dictates specific duties of honor and revenge the son must uphold for his father.
- The word زوی is part of a language system featuring 'retroflex' consonants, where the speaker must curl their tongue backward to touch the roof of the mouth.
Examples in context
- هغه زما یوازینی زوی دی.hagha zama yawazini zwi day.He is my only son.
Example conversation
A woman asks a man about his son at a local market.
- مریم Maryamستاسو زوی چېرته دی؟staso zwi cherta day?Where is your son?
- خان Khanزوی مې په کار کې دی.zwi me pa kaar ke day.My son is at work.
- مریم Maryamهغه ډېر ښه زوی دی.hagha der kha zwi day.He is a very good son.
- خان Khanمننه، مریم.manana, Maryam.Thank you, Maryam.
