ناله

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ˈla/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.lǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.lǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.lǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.lé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.lǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nāla
Dari reading^?	nāla
Iranian reading^?	nâle
Tajik reading^?	nola

Noun

ناله • (nâle) (plural ناله‌ها)

groan, moan, sigh
- 1927, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Morq-e Sahar
  مرغ سحر ناله سر کن
  داغ مرا تازه‌تر کن
  morġ-e sahar nâle sar kon
  dâġ-e marâ tâze-tar kon
  O morning bird! Give a moan and restore my old sorrow!
Synonyms: فغان (faġân), شیون (šivan)

Derived terms

(nâle kardan, “to groan, to moan”)

Related terms

(nâlidan, “to groan, to moan”)
(nâlân, “groaning, moaning”)
(nâleš, “groaning, lamentation”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: nalə
→ Turkish: nale

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ناله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press