جعفری

Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæʔfæˈɾiː/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæːfæˈɾi]

Etymology 1

From a Caspian language, probably Mazanderani جفری (jaferi). Cognate with Transoxianan Persian obsolete ژافه (žâfa, “a kind of herb, saffron?”), dialectal زافه (zâfe, “a kind of Persian shallot”), and Sanskrit जवा (javā, “saffron, rose”). Related to زعفران (za'ferân, “saffron”).

It is a misspelling to match to Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, the prophet’s companion, even though there is no correlation. See also گل لالب بوسی (gol-e lâ lab busi, “Mirabilis jalapa”) which most people recognize as گل لاله عباسی (gol-e lâle 'abbâsi, “the tulip of ʿAbbās”).

Noun

جعفری • (ja'fari)

1. parsley

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cəfəri

Etymology 2

جعفر (ja'far) +‎ ـی (i)

Proper noun

جعفری • (ja'fari)

1. a surname, Jafari