شیرفش
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- شیروَش (širvaš)
Etymology edit
شیر (šir, “lion”) + ـفَش (faš, “-like”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃeːɾ.faʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃiːɹ.fæʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃeɾ.fäʃ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šērfaš |
Dari reading? | šērfaš |
Iranian reading? | širfaš |
Tajik reading? | šerfaš |
Adjective edit
Dari | شیرفش |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | шерфаш |
شیرفش • (širfaš)
- (archaic, literary) lionlike, leonine
- (figurative, literary) courageous, valiant, or violent
Related terms edit
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شیرفش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press