شرزهشیر
Persian edit
Etymology edit
شرزه (šarze, “ferocious, raging”) + شیر (šir, “lion”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃaɾ.za.ˈʃeːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæɹze.ʃíːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäɾ.zä.ʃéɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šarza-šēr |
Dari reading? | šarza-šēr |
Iranian reading? | šarze-šir |
Tajik reading? | šarza-šer |
Noun edit
شرزهشیر • (šarze-šir)
- (archaic, literary) a ferocious, raging lion
- 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh
- بگرای چو اژدهای گرزه
بخروش چو شرزهشیر ارغند- begrây čo aždahâye garze
bexruš čo šarze-šire arğand - [O Damavand!] Spring and attack like a viper!
Rage like a ferocious lion!
- begrây čo aždahâye garze
- 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh
Related terms edit
- شرزهپلنگ (šarze-palang)
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شرزه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press