لفاف

Persian

Alternative forms

• لِفافِه (lefâfe)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa), from the root ل ف ف (l-f-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܠܦܦܐ (lp̄āp̄ā, “envelope”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [li.fɑːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɪ.fɑːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɪ.fɑːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lɪ.fɑːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [li.fɔːf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [le.fɒːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [li.fɔf]

Readings
Classical reading?	lifāf
Dari reading?	lifāf
Iranian reading?	lefâf
Tajik reading?	lifof

Noun

لِفاف • (lefâf) (plural لفاف‌ها (lefâf-hâ))

1. envelope, wrapping, covering

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “لفاف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• ابن منظور. «لفافة»، لسان العرب.