سیه بهار

Persian

Etymology

Literally, “black spring”, "black" apparently in the sense of "dark green," i.e. luxuriant.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [si.ˈjah ba.ˈhɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jǽʱ bä.ɦɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jǽʱ bä.ɦɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [si.jǽ bɑːɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.jǽ bɔːɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jǽʱ bæ.ɦɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jǽʱ bä.ɦɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	siyah bahār
Dari reading?	siyah bahār
Iranian reading?	siyah bahâr
Tajik reading?	siyah bahor

Noun

سیه بهار • (siyah bahâr)

1. (poetic) lush, verdant spring
   • c. 1649, Ṣāʾib-i Tabrīzī, “On the conquest of Qandahār and praise of Shah ʿAbbās II”, in دیوان [Dīvān]‎^[1]:

     از خرمی نماند اثر در ریاض هند
     در برگریز روی نهاد آن سیه بهار

     az khurramī na-mānd asar dar riyāz-i hind
     dar bargrēz rōy nihād ān siyah bahār

     In the gardens of India, no trace remained of joy;
     That verdant spring was facing autumntime.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Further reading

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