مو شکافتن

Persian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mōy šikāftan
Iranian reading? mu šekâftan

Verb

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مو شکافتن (mu šekâftan)

  1. (literal) to split hairs
  2. (figurative, obsolete) to be thorough and meticulous
    • 1177, ʿAṭṭār of Nishapur, “The Tale of the Shaykh of Ṣamʿān”, in fa: منطق‌الطیر [The Conference of the Birds]‎[1]:
      موی می‌بشکافت مرد معنوی
      در کرامات و مقامات قوی
      mōy mē-biškāft mard-i ma'nawī
      dar karāmāt u maqāmāt-i qawī
      The spiritual man was most meticulous
      In deeds of perfection and the degrees of power.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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