اژدهافش
Persian
editAlternative forms
edit- اژدهاوَش (aždahâvaš)
Etymology
editFrom اَژدَها (aždahâ, “dragon, serpent”) + ـفَش (faš, “likeness suffix”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaʒ.da.hɑː.ˈfaʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæʒ.d̪æ.ɦɒː.fǽʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäʒ.d̪ä.ɦɔ.fǽʃ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | aždahāfaš |
Dari reading? | aždahāfaš |
Iranian reading? | aždahâfaš |
Tajik reading? | aždahofaš |
Adjective
editDari | اژدهافش |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | аждаҳофаш |
اژدهافش • (aždahâfaš)
- (archaic, literary) dragon-like, draconic
- (figurative, literary) anything colossal or formidable
Related terms
editReferences
editDehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اژدهافش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press