ظریف

See also: طريف, ظريف, and طريق

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.ɾíːf]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zä.ɾíːf]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zä.ɾíf]

Readings
Classical reading? zarīf
Dari reading? zarīf
Iranian reading? zarif
Tajik reading? zarif

Adjective
Dari ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik зариф

ظریف • (zarif) (comparative ظریف‌تَر (zarif-tar), superlative ظریف‌تَرین (zarif-tarin))

  1. subtly elegant, graceful
    Synonym: لطیف (latif)
  2. delicate and small, dainty, mignon
    Synonym: نازک (nâzok)
  3. witty and clever

Derived terms
  • ظریفانه (zarifâne)
  • ظریفه (zarife)

Descendants
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਰੀਫ਼ (zarīf)
    Shahmukhi script: ظریف (zarīf)

Proper noun
Dari ظریف
Iranian Persian
Tajik Зариф

ظریف • (zarif)

  1. a surname, Zarif.
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