نفرین

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (npryn /⁠nifrīn⁠/), ultimately from a negated form of Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (to love, to please) and related to آفرین (âfarin, acclamation, bravo).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nifrīn
Dari reading? nifrīn
Iranian reading? nefrin
Tajik reading? nifrin

Noun

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نفرین (nefrin)

  1. curse
    Synonym: لعنت (la'nat)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 87-8