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Persian
Etymology
سر (sar, “head; (here) intention, desire”) + و (o, “and”) + برگ (barg, “leaf; (here) preparation, means, wealth, intention”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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saru barg
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| Dari reading?
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sarubarg
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| Iranian reading?
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sarobarg
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| Tajik reading?
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sarubarg
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Noun
سر و برگ • (sar o barg)
- equipment, apparatus, means (of doing something)
- desire, inclination, preference
c. 1380, Jahān Malik Khātūn, “Ghazal 267”, in دیوان جهان [Divān-i Jahān]:گفتم بکنی به ما نظر گفت
ما را سر و برگ هر گدا نیست- guftam bikunī ba mā nazar guft
mā rā sar u barg-i har gadā nēst - I said, "Look at me!" He said,
"I am not inclined towards any beggar."
Descendants