فریب

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See also: قرئت, قریب, and قريب

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (plyp /⁠frēb⁠/, deceit, deception), from Proto-Iranian *fra- (toward, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-) + *dab (to deceive, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰebʰ- (to deceive; to harm)).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? farēḇ, firēḇ
Dari reading? farēb, firēb
Iranian reading? farib, ferib
Tajik reading? fareb, fireb

Noun

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Dari فریب
Iranian Persian
Tajik фиреб

فریب (farêb or ferib or farib)

  1. deception; deceit; perfidy
    Synonyms: نیرنگ (neyrang), خدعه (xod'e), مکر (makr)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎[1]:
      مژهٔ سیاهت ار کرد به خون ما اشارت
      ز فریب او بیندیش و غلط مکن نگارا
      muža-yi sîyâh-at ar kard ba xûn-i mâ išârat
      zi firêb-i ô biyandêš u ğalat ma-kun nigâr-â
      If [the arrow of] your black eyebrow should aim for my blood,
      Consider its perfidy [i.e. the speaker hopes the eyebrow is “deceitful” and does not reflect the beloved’s real attitude towards him], and make no error, my love.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: फ़रेब (fareb)
    Urdu: فریب (fareb)

Verb

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فریب (farib or ferib)

  1. present stem form of فریفتن (fariftan, feriftan, to deceive)