شبگیر
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]شب (šab, “night”) + گیر (gir, present stem of گرفتن (gereftan, “to take”)), literally “night-taker; night-seizer”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃaβ.ˈɡiːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæb.ɡʲíːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäb.ɡíɾ]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | šaḇgīr |
Dari reading? | šabgīr |
Iranian reading? | šabgir |
Tajik reading? | šabgir |
Adjective
[edit]شبگیر • (šabgir)
Noun
[edit]شبگیر • (šabgir)
- insomniac; one who cannot sleep
- (figurative, poetic) animal which sings in the night:
- nightingale
- (less common) cricket
- (archaic) dawn
Derived terms
[edit]- شبگیری (šabgiri, “insomnia”)