گزاف
Persian
Alternative forms
- گزافه (gazâfe)
- گذاف (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡa.zɑːf]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡä.zɑːf]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡä.zɑːf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡä.zɔːf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲæ.zɒːf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡä.zɔf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gazāf |
| Dari reading? | gazāf |
| Iranian reading? | gazâf |
| Tajik reading? | gazof |
Adjective
گَزاف • (gazâf) (comparative گَزافتَر (gazâf-tar), superlative گَزافتَرین (gazâf-tarin))
Derived terms
- گزاف گفتن (gazâf goftan)
Descendants
Further reading
- Shapira, Dan D. Y. (2009) “Irano-Arabica: contamination and popular etymology. Notes on the Persian and Arabic lexicons (with references to Aramaic, Hebrew and Turkic)”, in Христианский Восток – Новая Серия, volume 5 (XI), Moscow: Издательство Российской Академии Наук и Государственного Эрмитажа, page 157, derives from Aramaic *kəzābhā (“lie”), a cognate of Arabic كَذْبَة (kaḏba)
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