دلفین

See also: دلفين

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), δελφίν (delphín).

Noun

دلفین • (delfin)

dolphin

Descendants

Turkish: delfin

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دلفین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 579

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُلْفِين (dulfīn), from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dul.ˈfiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊl.fíːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊl.fíːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ul.fín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ol.fíːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ul.fín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dulfīn
Dari reading^?	dulfīn
Iranian reading^?	dolfin
Tajik reading^?	dulfin

Noun

دلفین • (dulfīn / dolfin) (plural دلفین‌ها (dulfīn-hā / dolfin-hâ), Tajik spelling дулфин)

dolphin
Synonyms: (dialectal) کراره (karāra / karâre), (dialectal) پیسو (pīsū / pisu)
- c. 1620, Mīr Dāmād, “Qaṣīda 1”, in دیوان اشراق‎^[2]:
  در موج بحر خشم تو دلفین همی غریق
  وز یاد هیبت تو همی اصفر آفتاب
  dar mawj-i bahr-i xišm-i tu dulfīn hamē ġarīq
  w-az yād-i haybat-i tu hamē asfar āftāb
  In the wave of the sea of your wrath, the dolphin is always submerged;
  And by remembering your dreadfulness, the sun is always yellow [as if with fear].
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

دلفین سیاه (dulfīn-i siyāh / dolfin-e siyâh)
دلفین پوزه‌بطری (dulfīn-i pōza-batrī / dolfin-e puze-batri)