هفت‌سین

Persian

Etymology

From (sin) +‎ (haft).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haft ˈsiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ síːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːft̪ síːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ sín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæft̪ síːn]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [hæf síːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ sín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	haft sīn
Dari reading^?	haft sīn
Iranian reading^?	haft sin
Tajik reading^?	haft sin

IPA^(key): [hæf(t̪)ˈsin]

Noun

هفت‌سین • (haft-sin)

Haft Sin, or the Seven S's; the seven items beginning with the letter sin س which are symbolically arranged on a sofreh or table-cloth in the days running up to Nowruz (the Persian New Year).

See also

(Haft-sin table) (haft-sin); سبزه (sabze), سیر (sir), سیب (sib), سمنو (samanu), سنجد (senjed), سرکه (serke), سماق (somâq), سکه (sekke)