Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَوْصَلة (ḥawṣala, gizzard of a bird), used figuratively.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? hawsala
Dari reading? hawsala
Iranian reading? howsele
Tajik reading? havsala

Noun

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Dari حوصله
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳавсала

حوصله (howsele)

  1. patience; forbearance
    Synonym: صبر (sabr)
    داره حوصله‌ام سر می‌ره. (colloquial Iranian)
    dâre howsele-am sar mi-re.
    My patience is running out.
  2. mood (to do something)
    حوصلهٔ این کار ندارد.
    howsele-ye in kâr na-dârad.
    He is not in the mood to do this.
  3. scope (of the mind); range (of comprehension)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: हौसला (hauslā, hausalā)
    Urdu: حَوصَلَہ (hauslā, hausalā)
  • Punjabi: hauṉslā
    Gurmukhi script: ਹੌਂਸਲਾ
    Shahmukhi script: حونصلہ