گشادی
Persian
Etymology
From گُشاد (gošâd) + ـی (-i).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡu.ʃaː.ˈdiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʊ.ʃɑː.d̪íː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥o.ʃɒː.d̪íː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡu.ʃɔ.d̪í]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gušādī |
| Dari reading? | gušādī |
| Iranian reading? | gošâdi |
| Tajik reading? | gušodi |
Noun
| Dari | گشادی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гушодӣ |
گُشادی • (gošâdi)
- width, broadness
- looseness
- opening, revelation
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2652:
- آن گشادیشان کز آدم رو نمود / در گشاد آسمانهاشان نبود
- ân gušâdi-šân kaz Âdam ru namûd / dar gušâd âsmân-hâ-šân nabud
- The revelation that appeared to them from Adam was not (contained) in the amplitude of their heavens.