آلفتن

See also: ألفتن

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	āluftan
Dari reading?	āluftan
Iranian reading?	âloftan
Tajik reading?	oluftan

Verb

آلفتن • (âloftan)

1. (archaic) to enamor

Derived terms

• آلُفته (âlofte)

Related terms

• شوریدن (šuridan)

References

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