وخیم
Persian
FWOTD – 3 May 2024
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَخِيم (waḵīm, “suffering indigestion”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /wa.ˈxiːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wä.xíːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [væ.xíːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vä.χím]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | waxīm |
| Dari reading? | waxīm |
| Iranian reading? | vaxim |
| Tajik reading? | vaxim |
Adjective
| Dari | وخیم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | вахим |
وخیم • (vaxim)
- perilous, dangerous (especially of health)
- 2024 January 4, “اخبار لحظه به لحظه از ۲ انفجار گلزار شهدای کرمان”, in irna.ir[1], Islamic Republic News Agency:
- حال تعدادی از مجروحان این حادثه وخیم گزارش شده و احتمال افزایش شهدا وجود دارد.
- hâl-e te'dâdi az majruhân-e in hâdese vaxim gozâreš šode va ehtemâl-e afzâyeš-e šohadâ vojud dârad.
- A number of those injured in the attack have been reported to be in serious condition, and it is probable that the number of casualties will increase.