زافه

See also: ژافه

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Persian (žâfe), Persian (ja'fari).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaː.ˈfa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑː.fǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː.fǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː.fǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒː.fé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔ.fǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zāfa
Dari reading^?	zāfa
Iranian reading^?	zâfe
Tajik reading^?	zofa

Noun

زافه • (zâfe)

a pungent desert plant
a plant similar to a Persian shallot
- 16th century, Mohammad Qāsem Soruri, Farhang-e Soruri
  من یکی زافه بدم خشک و به فرغانه شدم، مورد گشتم تر و شد قامت چون نارونا.
  man yek-i zâfe badam xošk o be farġâne šodam, mowred gaštam tar o šod qâmat čon nâromâ.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

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