ظریف

See also: طريف, ظريف, and طريق

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zarīf
Dari reading? zarīf
Iranian reading? zarif
Tajik reading? zarif

Adjective

Dari ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik зариф

ظریف • (zarif) (comparative ظریف‌تَر, superlative ظریف‌تَرین)

  1. subtly elegant, graceful
    Synonym: لطیف (latif)
  2. delicate and small, dainty, mignon
    Synonym: نازک (nâzok)
  3. witty and clever

Derived terms

  • ظریفانه (zarifâne)
  • ظریفه (zarife)

Descendants

  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰੀਫ਼ (zarīf)
    Shahmukhi script: ظریف (zarīf)

Proper noun

Dari ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik Зариф

ظریف • (zarif)

  1. a surname, Zarif
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