ضخیم

Kohistani Shina

Noun

ضخیم (zaxīm)

1. A thick book.

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَخِيم (ḍaḵīm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /za.ˈxiːm/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.xíːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.xíːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.xíːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.xím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.xíːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.χím]

Readings
Classical reading?	zaxīm
Dari reading?	zaxīm
Iranian reading?	zaxim
Tajik reading?	zaxim

Adjective

Dari	ضخیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	захим

ضخیم • (zaxim) (comparative ضخیم‌تَر, superlative ضخیم‌تَرین)

1. thick (of size or a layer, relatively large)

   Synonym: کلفت (koloft)

   کتاب ضخیمی ― ketâb-e zaximi ― a thick book

   دیوار ضخیمی ― divâr-e zaximi ― a thick wall

   لایه‌ی ضخیمی ― lâye-ye zaximi ― a thick layer

Related terms

• ضخامت (zexâmat, “thickness”)

Further reading

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