لیوان

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Persian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Iranian reading? livân
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari گیلاس
Iranian Persian لیوان
Tajik истакон

لیوان (livân) (plural لیوان‌ها (livân-hâ))

  1. a glass, a mug, a glass cup, drinking vessel
    یک لیوان شیر می‌خواهید؟ (more literary)
    yek livân šir mi-xâhid?
    یه لیوان شیر می‌خواین؟ (more colloquial)
    ye livân šir mi-xâyen?
    Would you like a glass of milk?

Usage notes

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This word is not usually affected by the colloquial Iranian sound shift of ân /ɒːn/ to un /uːn/ and remains livân /liːvɒːn/ even in the spoken language.

See also

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