آفتاب‌پرست

Persian

Alternative forms

آفتابپرست (âftâbparast)

Etymology

From (âftâb, “sun”) +‎ (-parast, “-worshipper”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaːf.taːb.pa.ˈɾast/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːf.t̪ʰɑːb.pʰä.ɾǽst̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.t̪ʰäw.pʰä.ɾǽst̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːf.t̪ʰɔːb.pʰä.ɾǽst̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːf.t̪ʰɒːb.pʰæ.ɹǽst̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔf.t̪ʰɔb.pʰä.ɾǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āftāb-parast
Dari reading^?	āftāb-parast
Iranian reading^?	âftâb-parast
Tajik reading^?	oftob-parast

Noun


Iranian Persian	آفتاب‌پرست
Dari	آفتاب‌پرست
Tajik	офтобпараст

آفتاب‌پرست • (âftâb-parast)

(Classical Persian, Dari and Tajik) sunflower
Synonyms: ورتاج (vartâj), آفتاب‌گردان (âftâb-gardân)
(Iran) chameleon