شیاد

Persian

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism, from the root ش ي د. First attested in Gulistān, 1258.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈjɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.jɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	šayāḏ
Dari reading?	šayād
Iranian reading?	šeyâd
Tajik reading?	šayod

Noun

شیاد • (šayâd)

1. fraud, imposter

   Synonym: حقه‌باز (hoqqe-bâz)

2. (obsolete) public storyteller (in medieval times) [until 1600s]

   Synonym: قصه‌خوان (qesse-xân)