عشوه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.ˈwa]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.wǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.wǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.wǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʃ.vé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.vǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	išwa
Dari reading^?	išwa
Iranian reading^?	ešve
Tajik reading^?	išva

Noun

عشوه • (ešve) (plural عشوه‌ها (ešve-hâ))

coquetry, flirting
Synonyms: عشوه‌گری (ešvegari), کرشمه (kerešme), ناز (nâz)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 322”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  به شوق چشمهٔ نوشت چه قطره‌ها که فشاندم
  ز لعل باده‌فروشت چه عشوه‌ها که خریدم
  ba šawq-i čašma-yi nōš-at či qatra-hā ki fišāndam
  zi la'l-i bāda-furōš-at či išwa-hā ki xarīdam
  Longing for your nectar-filled spring, how many drops [of tears] have I shed!
  For your wine-selling ruby [lips], how much coquetry have I bought!
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

عشوه کردن (ešve kardan)
عشوه‌گر (ešvegar)
عشوه‌گری (ešvegari)

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