سفتن
Persian
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [suf.ˈtan]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sof.t̪ʰǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [suf.t̪ʰǽn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | suftan |
Dari reading? | suftan |
Iranian reading? | softan |
Tajik reading? | suftan |
Verb
editسفتن • (softan) (present stem سنب (sonb))
- (archaic) to bore, to pierce
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 170:
- پیشتر از نقش جان پذرفتهاند
پیشتر از بحر درها سفتهاند- pēš-tar az naqš jān pazrufta-and
pēš-tar az bahr durr-hā sufta-and - They have received the spirit before (the creation of) the form;
they have bored the pearls before (the creation of) the sea.
- pēš-tar az naqš jān pazrufta-and
References
edit- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سفتن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim