لیو

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈleːw/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [leːw]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [leːw]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [leːw]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [liːv]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lew]

Readings
Classical reading^?	lēw
Dari reading^?	lēw
Iranian reading^?	liv
Tajik reading^?	lev

Noun

لیو • (lēw / liv) (Tajik spelling лев)

(literary) sun, sunlight
Synonyms: آفتاب (āftāb / âftâb), خورتاب (xwartāb / xortâb), خورشید (xwaršēd / xoršid), هور (hōr / hur), خور (xwar / xor)

Antonyms: ماه (māh / mâh), مهتاب (mahtāb / mahtâb), مانگ (māng / mâng), لوخن (lōxan / luxan)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “لیو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “لیو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Talysh

Noun

لیو (liv)

leaf