چربی

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See also: جربي

Persian

Etymology

From چرب (čarb), see there for further information.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? čarbī
Dari reading? čarbī
Iranian reading? čarbi
Tajik reading? čarbi

Noun

چربی (čarbi)

  1. fat, grease
    Synonyms: چربو (čarbu), پیه (pih)
  2. (archaic) gentleness, leniency
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      بِهَر کار چربی بباید نَخُست / نباید از آغاز پِیکار جُست
      be har kâr čarbi bebayad naxost / nabâyad az âqâz peykâr jost
      Gentleness is to be adopted in all affairs at first, / one should not seek bellicosity right at the beginning!
    Synonyms: ملایمت (molâyemat), نرمی (narmi), مدارا (modârâ)

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Descendants

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چربي (čarbī).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَرْبي (carbi? (Devanagari चर्बी)

  1. fat

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “چَرْبي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چربی (čarbī).

Pronunciation

Noun

چربی (carbīf (Hindi spelling चरबी)

  1. grease, fat, lard

Derived terms