آلفته

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. If so cognate with English love.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːlufta/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːlʊfta/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːlofte/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔlufta/

Adjective

آلفته • (âlofte)

(archaic) enamored
(archaic) confused, slow (in Bukharan Persian)

Related terms

آلفتن‎ (âloftan)

References

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

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