قیافه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِيَافَة (qiyāfa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qi.jɑː.fa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.jɑː.fä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.jɑː.fä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qi.jɑː.fä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qi.jɔː.fä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.jɒː.fe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.jɔ.fä]

Readings
Classical reading?	qiyāfa
Dari reading?	qiyāfa
Iranian reading?	ğiyâfe
Tajik reading?	qiyofa

Noun

قیافه • (qiyâfe)

1. exterior appearance of a person (often denoting character as well); physiognomy

Derived terms

• بد قیافه (bad-qiyâfe)
• خوش قیافه (xoš-qiyâfe)
• قیافه گرفتن (qiyâfe gereftan)
• قیافه‌شناس (qiyâfe-šenâs)