زندگانی

Persian

Etymology

From زنده (zinda / zende) +‎ گان (gān / gân) +‎ ـی ( / -i).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪn̪.d̪ä.ɡɑː.niː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɪn̪.d̪ä.ɡɑː.niː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ä.ɡɔː.ni]

Readings
Classical reading? zindagānī
Dari reading? zindagānī
Iranian reading? zendagâni
Tajik reading? zindagoni

Noun

Dari زندگانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik зиндагонӣ

زندگانی • (zindagānī / zendegâni)

  1. life, way of life, course of one's life
    • 2015, Ali Fani, “Be Tâ-hâ, be Yâ-sin”‎[1]:
      و این زندگانی فانی، جوانی خوشی‌های امروز این‌جا، به افسوس بسیار فردا نیرزد
      va in zendegâni-ye fâni, javâni, xoši-hâ-ye emruz-o injâ, be afsus-e besyâr-e fardâ na-yarzad
      and this transitory course of life, youth, the happiness of today and here, is not worth the great regret of tomorrow

See also

  • زندگی (zindagī / zendegi, life (as opposed to death))