لاف

See also: لاق‎

Persian

Alternative forms

لابه‎ (lâbe), لاوه‎ (lâve)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], cognate with Pashto لودل‎ (laudal, “to say, tell”), and Sanskrit लपति (lapati, “chatter”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /lɑːf/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /lɑːf/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /lɒːf/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /lɔf/

Noun

لاف • (lâf)

boast
bluff

Derived terms

لاف زدن‎ (lâf zadan)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: لاف‎
- Turkish: laf

References

Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, pages 212
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “لاف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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