افتضاح

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِضَاح (iftiḍāḥ, “disgracefulness, ignominy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔif.ti.ˈzaːh/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.zɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.zɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.zɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.zɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.t̪ʰe.zɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.zɔ́ʱ]

• Rhymes: -aːh

Readings
Classical reading?	iftizāh
Dari reading?	iftizāh
Iranian reading?	eftezâh
Tajik reading?	iftizoh

Adjective

افتضاح • (iftizāh / eftezâh) (Tajik spelling ифтизоҳ)

1. abysmal, dreadful, disgusting

   همه چیز افتضاحه. ― hame čiz eftezâh-e. ― Everything's abysmal.

Noun

افتضاح • (iftizāh / eftezâh) (Tajik spelling ифтизоҳ)

1. (dated) dishonor, ignominy

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “افتضاح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim