پیرمرد
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /piːɾ.(i) ˈmaɾd/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiːɾ.(ɪ) mäɹd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiːɹ.(e) mæɹd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiɾ.(i) mäɹd̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pīr-(i) mard |
| Dari reading? | pīr-(i) mard |
| Iranian reading? | pir-(e) mard |
| Tajik reading? | pir-(i) mard |
Noun
پیرمرد • (pir(e)-mard)
- an old man
- Synonym: شیخ (šeyx)
- پیرمردی در قهوهخانه نشسته بود.
- pir-(e)-mardi dar qahve-xâne nešaste bud.
- An old man was sitting in the coffeehouse.
Related terms
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پیرمرد”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
See also
- پیرزن (pir(e)-zan, “old woman”)