پفیوز

Persian

Alternative forms

• پوفیوز (pof(i)yuz)
• پوفیوس (pof(i)yus)
• پفیوس (pof(i)yus)

Etymology

Probably from پُف (pof, “huff”) +‎ ِ (e, “of”) +‎ یوز (yuz, “cheetah, hound”), expressing a state of inaction or lassitude in a metaphore to the act of huffing instead of hunting by a hunting animal. The similarity to the French pouffiasse (“slag, whore”) is coincidental.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /puf.(i)ˈjoːz/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊf.(ɪ).joːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊf.(ɪ).joːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰʊf.(ɪ).joːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰuf.(i).jʊːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰof.(e).juːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰuf.(i).jɵz]

• Rhymes: -oːz

Readings
Classical reading?	puf(i)yōz
Dari reading?	puf(i)yōz
Iranian reading?	pof(e)yuz
Tajik reading?	puf(i)yüz

Adjective

پفیوز • (pof(i)yuz) (comparative پفیوزتَر, superlative پفیوزتَرین)

1. (obsolete) lazy, weak
2. (obsolete) cuckold
3. (vulgar, derogatory) pathetic, worthless, incompetent

   مرتیکه‌ی پُفیوز منو راه نداد تو!

   martike-ye pofiyuz man-o râh nadâd tu!

   That worthless piece of shit didn't let me in!

References

1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “پفیوز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
2. Sadeghi, Ali Ashraf. “Pazhūheshhā-ye Loghavī: Goyārande yā Goyāzande, Pofyūz, Pāpey Shodan, Esqāt, Esqātī, Asqāt, Shoghāl, Shaghād.” Farhangnevīsī, no. 8 (1393).[1] Page 99.