دلسوز

Persian

Etymology

دل (del, “heart”) +‎ سوز (suz, present stem of سوختن (suxtan, “to burn”)), from the idiom دل سوختن (del suxtan, “to feel pity”, literally “for the heart to burn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dil.soːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.soːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.soːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.soːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪il.sʊːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪el.suːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪il.sɵz]

Readings
Classical reading?	dilsōz
Dari reading?	dilsōz
Iranian reading?	delsuz
Tajik reading?	dilsüz

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Adjective

دلسوز • (delsuz) (comparative دلسوزتَر (delsuz-tar), superlative دلسوزتَرین (delsuz-tarin))

1. compassionate, sympathetic; moved by pity

Inflection

Predicative forms of دلسوز (delsuz)
	singular	plural
1st person (“I am, we are”)	دلسوزم (delsuzam)	دلسوزیم (delsuzim)
2nd person (“you are”)	دلسوزی (delsuzi)	دلسوزید (delsuzid) دلسوزین △ (delsuzin)
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	دلسوز است (delsuz ast) دلسوزه △ (delsuze)	دلسوزند (delsuzand) دلسوزن △ (delsuzan)
△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

• دلسوزی (delsuzi)