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Persian
Etymology
حلقه (halqe, “ring, hoop”) + به (be, “on”) + گوش (guš, “ear”), literally “ring-on-the-ear”. In ancient and medieval Persia, slaves were marked by earrings bearing their owner’s name.
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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halqa ba gōš
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| Dari reading?
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halqa ba gōš
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| Iranian reading?
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halğe be guš
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| Tajik reading?
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halqa ba güš
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Noun
حلقه به گوش • (halqe be guš)
- (metonymically) slave; bondsman
- Synonyms: بنده (bande), غلام (ğolâm)
c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 317”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]:تا شدم حلقه به گوشِ درِ میخانهٔ عشق
هر دم آید غمی از نو به مبارکبادم- tâ šudam halqa ba gôš-i dar-i mayxâna-yi išq
har dam âyad ğammî az naw ba mubârakbâd-am - Since I became a slave to the door of love’s tavern
A sorrow comes every moment to congratulate me anew.
Adjective
حلقه به گوش • (halqe be guš)
- (figurative) obedient; submissive; slavish