دلفین
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دلفین
See also: دلفين
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), δελφίν (delphín).
Noun
دلفین • (delfin)
Descendants
- Turkish: delfin
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دلفین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 579
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دُلْفِين (dulfīn), from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dulfīn |
| Dari reading? | dulfīn |
| Iranian reading? | dolfin |
| Tajik reading? | dulfin |
Noun
دلفین • (dolfin) (plural دلفینها (dolfin-hâ))
- dolphin
- Synonym: (dialectal) کراره (karâre)
- c. 1620, Mīr Dāmād, “Qaṣīda 1”, in دیوان اشراق:
- در موج بحر خشم تو دلفین همی غریق
وز یاد هیبت تو همی اصفر آفتاب- dar mawj-i bahr-i xišm-i tu dulfīn hamē ğarīq
w-az yād-i haybat-i tu hamē asfar āftāb - In the wave of the sea of your wrath, the dolphin is always submerged;
And by remembering your dreadfulness, the sun is always yellow .
- dar mawj-i bahr-i xišm-i tu dulfīn hamē ğarīq
Derived terms
- دلفین سیاه (dolfin-e siyâh)
- دلفین پوزهبطری (dolfin-e puze-batri)