حوصله

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْصَلة‎ (ḥawṣala, “gizzard of a bird”), used figuratively.

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /havsala/

Noun

حوصله • (howsele)

  1. patience; forbearance
    Synonym: صبر‎ (sabr)
    ‏داره حوصله‌ام سر می‌ره.‎‎ (colloquial Iranian)
    dâre howsel--am sar mi-re.
    My patience is running out.
  2. mood (to do something)
    ‏حوصلهٔ این کار ندارد.‎‎
    howsele-ye in kâr na-dârad.
    He is not in the mood to do this.
  3. scope (of the mind); range (of comprehension)

Descendants

  • → Hindustani: hauslā, hausalā
    Hindi: हौसला
    Urdu: حَوصَلَہ‎
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