واژگون

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waːʒ.ˈɡuːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ɡúːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ɡúːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔːʒ.ɡún]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒːʒ.ɡúːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔʒ.ɡún]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wāžgūn
Dari reading^?	wāžgūn
Iranian reading^?	vâžgun
Tajik reading^?	vožgun

Adjective

واژگون • (vâžgun)

upside down (inverted)
Synonyms: واژگونه (vâžgune), سرنگون (sarnegun), وارونه (vârune), نگون (negun)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 486”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:
  این قصه‌ی عجب شنو از بخت واژگون
  ما را بکشت یار به انفاس عیسوی
  īn qissa-yi ajab šinaw az baxt-i wāžgūn
  mā rā bikušt yār ba anfās-i īsawī
  Hear this strange tale of an upside-down fate:
  The beloved of Jesus-like breath [which should revive Lazarus] has killed me [instead].
  (Classical Persian romanization)

Derived terms

لاله واژگون (lâle-ye vâžgun)
واژگونی (vâžguni)