شیرفش

Persian
FWOTD – 4 May 2021

Alternative forms

Etymology

شیر (šir, “lion”) +‎ ـفَش (faš, “-like”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃeːɾ.fäʃ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃeːɾ.fäʃ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃeːɾ.fäʃ]

Readings
Classical reading? šērfaš
Dari reading? šērfaš
Iranian reading? širfaš
Tajik reading? šerfaš

Adjective
Dari شیرفش
Iranian Persian
Tajik шерфаш

شیرفش • (širfaš)

  1. (archaic, literary) lionlike, leonine
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      سپاهی که دیدند کوپال اوی / بر و مِغفَر و شیرفش یال اوی
      sepâhi ke didand kupâle 'uy / bar o meqfar o širfaš yâle 'uy
      The (enemy) army then saw his (formidable) mace, / his (colossal) build, his (mighty) helmet, and his leonine mane of hair
  2. (figurative, literary) courageous, valiant, or violent
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      بیارم یکی لشکرِ شیرفَش / برآرم شما را سر از خوابِ خَوش
      biaram yeki laškare širfaš / bar-âram šomâ râ sar az xâbe xaš
      I shall gather a valiant army / and disrupt your peaceful sleep
    Synonyms: اَرغَند (arğand), شُجاع (šojâ'), دِلیر (delir)
  • اژدهافَش (aždahâfaš), دیوفَش (divfaš), کوه‌فَش (kuh-faš)

References
  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شیرفش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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