زفاف

See also: رفاف

Arabic

Root
ز ف ف (z f f)
2 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zi.faːf/

Noun

زِفَاف • (zifāf) m

verbal noun of زَفَّ (zaffa) (form I)
wedding, marriage feast

Declension

Declension of noun **زِفَاف** (zifāf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	زِفَاف zifāf	الزِّفَاف az-zifāf	زِفَاف zifāf
nominative	زِفَافٌ zifāfun	الزِّفَافُ az-zifāfu	زِفَافُ zifāfu
accusative	زِفَافًا zifāfan	الزِّفَافَ az-zifāfa	زِفَافَ zifāfa
genitive	زِفَافٍ zifāfin	الزِّفَافِ az-zifāfi	زِفَافِ zifāfi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِفَاف (zifāf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zi.ˈfaːf/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪ.fɑ́ːf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ.fɑ́ːf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.fɔ́ːf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ze.fɒ́ːf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.fɔ́f]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zifāf
Dari reading^?	zifāf
Iranian reading^?	zefâf
Tajik reading^?	zifof

Noun

زفاف • (zefâf)

wedding, marriage feast
Synonym: شب زفاف (šab-i zefâf, “wedding night”)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “زفاف”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim