شلوغ

Persian

Alternative forms

• شلوق
• شولوغ
• شولوق

Etymology

Likely ultimately from Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl), with the sense development 'work' → 'busy' → 'crowded, noisy'.

Pronunciation

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.luːɢ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.luːɢ̥]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʃuː.luːɢ̥]

Readings
Iranian reading?	šoluğ

Adjective

شلوغ • (šoluğ) (comparative شلوغ‌تَر (šoluğ-tar), superlative شلوغ‌تَرین (šoluğ-tarin))

1. crowded
2. busy

Synonyms

• سیرآدم (sêr-âdam)
• پرازدحام (por-ezdehâm)

Derived terms

• شلوغی (šoluği, “congestion, crowdedness”)
• شلوغ پلوغ (šoluğ poluğ)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şuluq
  • → Armenian: շուլուխ (šulux), շուլուղ (šuluġ)