شیرین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭩𐭫𐭩𐭭 (šīrēn, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	š
Dari reading?	š
Iranian reading?	š
Tajik reading?	š

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Adjective

Dari	شیرین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ширин

شیرین • (širin) (comparative شیرین‌تَر (širin-tar), superlative شیرین‌تَرین (širin-tarin))

1. sweet

   فارسی زبان شیرینی است.

   fârsi zabân-e širini ast.

   Persian is a sweet language.

2. pleasant

Derived terms

• شیرینی (širini)
• شیرین کردن (širin kardan)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şirin
• → Kazakh: шырын (şyryn)
• → Kumzari: شيرين
• → Turkish: şirin

Proper noun

شیرین • (širin)

1. Shirin (queen of Armenia and wife of Khosrow II, a character in the Shahnameh and in Khosrow and Shirin)
2. a female given name, Shirin, from Middle Persian