خردسال

Persian

Etymology

خرد (xurd, “small, little”) +‎ سال (sâl, “year”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xuɾð.ˈsɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɹd̪.sɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɹd̪.sɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊɹd̪.sɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuɹd̪.sɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoɹd̪.sɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuɹd̪.sɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	xurdsāl
Dari reading?	xurdsāl
Iranian reading?	xordsâl
Tajik reading?	xurdsol

Noun

خردسال • (xordsâl)

1. (now law) minor, underage; (originally) youth of tender years

   Antonym: بزرگسال (bozorgsâl)

   • 1194, Niẓāmī Ganjavī}, “شرف‌نامه”, in اسکندرنامه‎^[1]:

     که دانست کاین کودک خردسال
     شود با بزرگان چنین بدسگال

     ki dānist k-īn kōdak-i xurdsāl
     šawad bā buzurgān čunīn badsigāl

     Who knew that this child of tender years
     Would become so wicked-minded with the nobles?

Derived terms

• خردسالی (xordsâli, “being a minor”)