سر و برگ
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From سر (sar, “head; (here) intention, desire”) + و (o, “and”) + برگ (barg, “leaf; (here) preparation, means, wealth, intention”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [sa.ɾu baɾɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.ɹo.bǽɹɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.ɾu.bǽɾɡ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | saru barg |
Dari reading? | sarubarg |
Iranian reading? | sarobarg |
Tajik reading? | sarubarg |
Noun
[edit]- equipment, apparatus, means (of doing something)
- desire, inclination, preference
- c. 1380, Jahān Malik Khātūn, “Ghazal 267”, in دیوان جهان [Divān-i Jahān][1]:
- گفتم بکنی به ما نظر گفت
ما را سر و برگ هر گدا نیست- guftam bikunī ba mā nazar guft
mā rā sar u barg-i har gadā nēst - I said, "Look at me!" He said,
"I am not inclined towards any beggar."
- guftam bikunī ba mā nazar guft
Descendants
[edit]- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सर-ओ-बर्ग (sar-o-barg)
- Urdu: سَرْ و بَرْگ (sar o barg)