طنز

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَنْز (ṭanz).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tanz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰänz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰänz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰänz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰänz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰænz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰänz]

Readings
Classical reading?	tanz
Iranian reading?	tanz
Tajik reading?	tanz

Noun

طنز • (tanz)

1. satire (genre)

   Synonyms: هجو (hajv), طعنه (ta'ne)

2. ridicule, bantering

Usage notes

• Only هجو (hajv) was used for satire until the twentieth century.

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “طنز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “طنز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press