ناله

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ˈla]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.lǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.lǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.lǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.lǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.lé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāla
Dari reading?	nāla
Iranian reading?	nâle
Tajik reading?	nola

Noun

ناله • (nâle) (plural ناله‌ها (nâle-hâ))

1. groan, moan, sigh
   • 1927, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Morq-e Sahar

     مرغ سحر ناله سر کن
     داغ مرا تازه‌تر کن

     morğ-e sahar nâle sar kon
     dâğ-e marâ tâze-tar kon

     O morning bird! Give a moan and restore my old sorrow!

   Synonyms: فغان (fağân), شیون (šivan)

Derived terms

• ناله کردن (nâle kardan, “to groan, to moan”)

Related terms

• نالیدن (nâlidan, “to groan, to moan”)
• نالش (nâleš, “groaning, lamentation”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nalə
• → Turkish: nale

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ناله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press