شرزه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan [Term?].

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾ.ˈza/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɹ.zé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɾ.zǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šarza
Dari reading^?	šarza
Iranian reading^?	šarze
Tajik reading^?	šarza

Adjective

شرزه • (šarze)

(archaic) ferocious, raging
- 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh
  بگرای چو اژدهای گرزه
  بخروش چو شرزه‌شیر ارغند
  begrây čo aždahâye garze
  bexruš čo šarze-šire arġand
  [O Damavand!] Spring and attack like a viper!
  Rage like a ferocious lion!
Synonyms: اَرغَند (arġand), غَضَبناک (ġazabnâk), قَهرآلود (qahrâlud)

Usage notes

Usually comes before noun, chiefly used for lions and leopards.

Derived terms

شرزه‌شیر (šarze-šir)
شرزه‌پلنگ (šarze-palang)

References

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