وارونه

Persian

Alternative forms

• وارون (wārūn / vârun)

Etymology

From وارون (wārūn / vârun) +‎ ـه (-a / -e).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waː.ruː.ˈna/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ɾuː.ná]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ɾuː.ná]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ɾuː.ná]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.ɾu.ná]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.ɹuː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ.ɾu.ná]

Readings
Classical reading?	wārūna
Dari reading?	wārūna
Iranian reading?	vârune
Tajik reading?	voruna

Adjective

وارونه • (wārūna / vârune) (Tajik spelling воруна)

1. upside down, inverted

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:وارونه

2. (higher register) unfortunate, pitiful

Derived terms

• وارونگی (wārūnagī / vârunegi, “reversal”)
• وارونی (wārūnī / vâruni, “reversal”)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: وارونه (varune)

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “وارونه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.