موسیقی (Persian)
Where does "موسیقی" come from?
The Persian word 'موسیقی' (mūsīqā) traces its roots to the Ancient Greek 'mousikē', which referred to the art of the Muses. The term was borrowed into Arabic before eventually entering Persian, where it settled into its modern meaning of 'music'.
Full etymology tree
- موسیقی (mūsīqī) (Persian), 'music'
- borrowed مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā) (Arabic), 'music'
- borrowed μουσική (mousikḗ) (Ancient Greek), 'feminine nominative/vocative singular of μουσικός (mousikós)'
- borrowed مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā) (Arabic), 'music'
Ancestors
- μουσική (Ancient Greek)
Descendants and derived words
- musiqi (Azerbaijani)
- مووسیقی (Central Kurdish)
- موسیقی (Ottoman Turkish)
- موسيقي (Pashto)
- موسیقیدان (Persian)
Updated May 2026
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