شیرفش

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From شیر (šir, lion) +‎ ـفَش (faš, -like).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šērfaš
Dari reading? šērfaš
Iranian reading? širfaš
Tajik reading? šerfaš

Adjective

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Dari شیرفش
Iranian Persian
Tajik шерфаш

شیرفش (širfaš)

  1. (archaic, literary) lionlike, leonine
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      سپاهی که دیدند کوپال اوی / بر و مِغفَر و شیرفش یال اوی
      sepâhi ke didand kupâle 'uy / bar o meqfar o širfaš yâle 'uy
      The (enemy) army then saw his (formidable) mace, / his (colossal) build, his (mighty) helmet, and his leonine mane of hair
  2. (figurative, literary) courageous, valiant, or violent
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      بیارم یکی لشکرِ شیرفَش / برآرم شما را سر از خوابِ خَوش
      biaram yeki laškare širfaš / bar-âram šomâ râ sar az xâbe xaš
      I shall gather a valiant army / and disrupt your peaceful sleep
    Synonyms: اَرغَند (arğand), شُجاع (šojâ'), دِلیر (delir)
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References

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  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شیرفش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press