لیو

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈleːw/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [leːw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [leːw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [leːw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [leːw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [liːv]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lew]

• Rhymes: -eːw

Readings
Classical reading?	lēw
Dari reading?	lēw
Iranian reading?	liv
Tajik reading?	lev

Noun

لیو • (lēw / liv) (Tajik spelling лев)

1. (literary) sun, sunlight

   Synonyms: آفتاب (āftāb / âftâb), خورتاب (xwartāb / xortâb), خورشید (xwaršēd / xoršid), هور (hōr / hur), خور (xwar / xor)

   Antonyms: ماه (māh / mâh), مهتاب (mahtāb / mahtâb), مانگ (māng / mâng), لوخن (lōxan / luxan)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “لیو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary (overall work in English), London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “لیو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

Talysh

Noun

لیو (liv)

1. leaf