عاطفه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاطِفَة (ʕāṭifa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ti.ˈfa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ.fǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ.fǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.t̪ʰi.fǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.t̪ʰe.fé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.t̪ʰi.fǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ātifa
Dari reading^?	ātifa
Iranian reading^?	âtefe
Tajik reading^?	otifa

Noun

عاطفه • (âtefe) (plural عواطف (avâtef))

kind feeling; affection
Synonym: مهر (mehr)

― âtefe-ye mâdari ― maternal affection