Persian

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Etymology

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From سوگ (sug) +‎ ـوار (-vâr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sōgwār
Dari reading? sōgwār
Iranian reading? sugvâr
Tajik reading? sügvor

Adjective

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سوگوار (sugvâr)

  1. mournful; mourning
    • c. 1380, Jahān Malik Khātūn, “Ghazal 245”, in دیوان جهان [Divān-i Jahān]‎[1]:
      غمزده‌ی سوگوار شب همه شب تا به روز
      بر در تو سر زند هیچ نگویی که کیست
      ğamzada-yi sōgwār-i šab hama šab tā ba rōz
      bar dar-i tu sar zanad hēč na-gūyī ke kī-st
      Every night until day, the mournful griever of the night
      Strikes his head against your door, but you never say, "Who's that?"
      (Classical Persian romanization)

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