آلفته

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. If so cognate with English love.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.luf.ta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.luf.t̪ʰä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.lof.t̪ʰe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.luf.t̪ʰä]

Readings
Classical reading?	ālufta
Dari reading?	ālufta
Iranian reading?	âlofte
Tajik reading?	olufta

Adjective

آلفته • (âlofte)

1. (archaic) enamored
2. (archaic) confused, slow (in Bukharan Persian)

Related terms

• آلفتن (âloftan)

References

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