ظریف

See also: طريف, ظريف, and طريق

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [za.ˈɾiːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾíːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾíːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾíːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾíf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.ɹíːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾíf]

Readings
Classical reading?	zarīf
Dari reading?	zarīf
Iranian reading?	zarif
Tajik reading?	zarif

Adjective

Dari	ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зариф

ظریف • (zarif) (comparative ظریف‌تَر (zarif-tar), superlative ظریف‌تَرین (zarif-tarin))

1. subtly elegant, graceful

   Synonym: لطیف (latif)

2. delicate and small, dainty, mignon

   Synonym: نازک (nâzok)

3. witty and clever

Derived terms

• ظریفانه (zarifâne)
• ظریفه (zarife)

 

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰੀਫ਼ (zarīf)

  Shahmukhi script: ظریف (zarīf)

Proper noun

Dari	ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Зариф

ظریف • (zarif)

1. a surname, Zarif.