دلسوز

Persian

Etymology

دل (del, heart) +‎ سوز (suz, present stem of سوختن (suxtan, to burn)), from the idiom دل سوختن (del suxtan, to feel pity, literally for the heart to burn).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? dilsōz
Dari reading? dilsōz
Iranian reading? delsuz
Tajik reading? dilsüz
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Adjective

دلسوز • (delsuz) (comparative دلسوزتَر, superlative دلسوزتَرین)

  1. compassionate, sympathetic; moved by pity

Inflection

Predicative forms of دلسوز (delsuz)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
دلسوزم (delsuzam) دلسوزیم (delsuzim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
دلسوزی (delsuzi) دلسوزید، دلسوزین (delsuzid, delsuzin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
دلسوز است، دلسوزه (delsuz ast, delsuze) دلسوزند، دلسوزن (delsuzand, delsuzan)

Colloquial.

Derived terms

  • دلسوزی (delsuzi)