عشوه

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? išwa
Dari reading? išwa
Iranian reading? ešve
Tajik reading? išva

Noun

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عشوه (ešve) (plural عشوه‌ها (ešve-hâ))

  1. coquetry, flirting
    Synonyms: عشوه‌گری (ešvegari), کرشمه (kerešme), ناز (nâz)
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 322”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[1]:
      به شوق چشمهٔ نوشت چه قطره‌ها که فشاندم
      ز لعل باده‌فروشت چه عشوه‌ها که خریدم
      ba šawq-i čašma-yi nōš-at či qatra-hā ki fišāndam
      zi la'l-i bāda-furōš-at či išwa-hā ki xarīdam
      Longing for your nectar-filled spring, how many drops [of tears] have I shed!
      For your wine-selling ruby [lips], how much coquetry have I bought!
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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