آشنا
Persian
Etymology
From Old Persian [script needed] (ašnaiy, “near”).
Pronunciation
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| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ā |
| Dari reading? | ā |
| Iranian reading? | â |
| Tajik reading? | o |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Adjective
آشنا • (âšnâ)
Derived terms
Noun
آشنا • (âšnâ or âšenâ) (plural آشنایان (âšnâyân) or آشناها (âšnâ-hâ))
- acquaintance, friend
- late 14th century, Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, “زاهد خلوتنشین دوش به میخانه شد”, in دیوان حافظ [Divān of Ḥāfeẓ]:
- مغبچهای میگذشت راهزن دین و دل، در پی آن آشنا از همه بیگانه شد.
- moğ-bačče-yi mi-gozašt râhzan-e din o del, dar pey-e ân âšnâ az hame bigâne šod.
- A Magian child was passing by, [that] bandit of faith and hearts; to follow that friendly one, he stopped knowing anyone else.