شیرین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭩𐭫𐭩𐭭‎ (šīrēn, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ʃiːɾiːn/
    • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /ʃiːɾiːn/
    • (Tajik): IPA(key): /ʃiɾin/
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    Adjective

    Dari شیرین
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ширин (širin)

    شیرین • (širin), comparative شیرین‌تَر‎ (širin-tar), superlative شیرین‌تَرین‎ (širin-tarin)

    1. sweet
      ‏فارسی زبان شیرینی است.‎‎
      fârsi zabân-e širini ast.
      Persian is a sweet language.
    2. pleasant

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Azerbaijani: şirin
    • → Kazakh: шырын (şyryn)
    • → Kumzari: شيرين
    • → Turkish: şirin

    Proper noun

    شیرین • (širin)

    1. Shirin (queen of Armenia and wife of Khosrow II, a character in the Shahnameh and in Khosrow and Shirin)
    2. a female given name, Shirin, from Middle Persian
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