زافه
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See also: ژافه
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akin to Persian ژافه (žâfe), Persian جعفری (ja'fari).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zɑː.ˈfa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zɒː.fé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zɔ.fǽ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zāfa |
Dari reading? | zāfa |
Iranian reading? | zâfe |
Tajik reading? | zofa |
Noun[edit]
زافه • (zâfe)
- a pungent desert plant
- a plant similar to a Persian shallot
- 16th century, Mohammad Qāsem Soruri, Farhang-e Soruri
- من یکی زافه بدم خشک و به فرغانه شدم، مورد گشتم تر و شد قامت چون نارونا.
- man yek-i zâfe badam xošk o be farğâne šodam, mowred gaštam tar o šod qâmat čon nâromâ.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 16th century, Mohammad Qāsem Soruri, Farhang-e Soruri
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زافه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press