جعفری
Persian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒæʔfæˈɾiː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒæːfæˈɾi]
Etymology 1 edit
From a Caspian language, probably Mazanderani جفری (jaferi). Cognate with Transoxianan Persian obsolete ژافه (žâfa, “a kind of herb, saffron?”), dialectal زافه (zâfe, “a kind of Persian shallot”), and Sanskrit जवा (javā, “saffron, rose”). Related to زعفران (za'ferân, “saffron”).
It is a misspelling to match to Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, the prophet’s companion, even though there is no correlation. See also گل لالب بوسی (gol-e lâ lab busi, “Mirabilis jalapa”) which most people recognize as گل لاله عباسی (gol-e lâle 'abbâsi, “the tulip of ʿAbbās”).
Noun edit
جعفری • (ja'fari)
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: cəfəri
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
جعفری • (ja'fari)