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Persian
Pronunciation
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zīrak
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| Dari reading?
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zīrak
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| Iranian reading?
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zirak
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zirak
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Adjective
زیرَک • (zirak) (comparative زیرَکتَر (zirak-tar), superlative زیرَکتَرین (zirak-tarin))
- clever, nimble, keen, astute
- Synonyms: هوشیار (hušyâr), زِرَنگ (zerang), ناقُلا (nâqolâ)
1200s, Sadīd ud-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad 'Awfī Bukhārī, Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt:و اهل آن زیرکترین مردمانند در صنعت و شناختن آلت و هیچ صنف از اصناف بنی آدم با ایشان در آن مبارات نتواند […]- va ahl-e ân zirak-tarin mardomân-and dar san'at o šenâxtan-e âlat va hič senf az asnâf-e bani âdam bâ išân dar ân mobârât na-tavânand
- And its people are the cleverest of men in industry and knowledge of instruments, and no group among the groups of the sons of Adam can compare with them in that
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