An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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width
  پهنا  
pahnâ (#)
Fr.: largeur  

An extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
→ bandwidth; → beamwidth; → equivalent width; → slitwidth.

Etymology (EN): From wide, M.E., O.E. wid (cf. Du. wijd, O.H.G. wit, Ger. weit) + -th a suffix forming nouns of quality or condition, M.E. -th(e); O.E. -thu, -th.

Etymology (PE): Pahnâ, from pahn “wide, broad,” from Mid.Pers. pah(a)n; Av. paθana- “broad, wide, spacious.”