خویش

Etymology 1
From /, from , a compound from , with the phonetic change resulting in unattested but assumed Middle Persian *xwēbš > xwēš.

The first element of the compound is akin to, from , from , from. (compare 🇨🇬)

Pronoun

 * 1)  oneself
 * 2)  one's own

Usage notes
In Modern Colloquial and Standard Persian, the term has largely been replaced by خود (xod), and is used almost exclusively in literary contexts.

Noun

 * 1) self