ضخیم
Kohistani Shina
Noun
ضخیم (zaxīm)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ضَخِيم (ḍaḵīm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /za.ˈxiːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.xíːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæ.xíːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zä.χím]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zaxīm |
| Dari reading? | zaxīm |
| Iranian reading? | zaxim |
| Tajik reading? | zaxim |
Adjective
| Dari | ضخیم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | захим |
ضخیم • (zaxim) (comparative ضخیمتَر, superlative ضخیمتَرین)
- thick (of size or a layer, relatively large)
- Synonym: کلفت (koloft)
- کتاب ضخیمی ― ketâb-e zaximi ― a thick book
- دیوار ضخیمی ― divâr-e zaximi ― a thick wall
- لایهی ضخیمی ― lâye-ye zaximi ― a thick layer
Related terms
- ضخامت (zexâmat, “thickness”)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ضخیم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim