شرزه‌شیر

Persian

Etymology

‎ (šarze, “ferocious, raging”) +‎ ‎ (šir, “lion”).

Noun

شرزه‌شیر • (šarze-šir)

(archaic, literary) a ferocious, raging lion
- 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh
  ‏بگرای چو اژدهای گرزه / بخروش چو شرزه‌شیر ارغند‎
  begrây čo aždahâye garze / bexruš čo šarze-šire arğand
  [O Damavand!] Spring and attack like a viper! / Rage like a ferocious lion!

Related terms

شرزه‌پلنگ‎ (šarze-palang)

References

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

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