شیاد

Persian

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism, from the root ش ي د. First attested in Gulistān, 1258.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃa.ˈjaːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɑ́ːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɑ́ːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɔ́ːd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.jɒ́ːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šayād
Dari reading^?	šayād
Iranian reading^?	šayâd
Tajik reading^?	šayod

Noun

شیاد • (šayâd)

fraud, imposter
Synonym: حقه‌باز (hoqqe-bâz)
(obsolete) public storyteller (in medieval times) [until 1600s]
Synonym: قصه‌خوان (qesse-xân)