اژدهافش

Persian

Alternative forms

اژدهاوَش‎ (aždahâvaš)

Etymology

‎ (aždahâ, “dragon, serpent”) +‎ ‎ (faš, “likeness suffix”)

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aʒdahɑːfaʃ/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /aʒdahɔfaʃ/

Adjective

اژدهافش • (aždahâfaš)

(archaic, literary) dragon-like, draconic
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
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  mar ân aždahâfaš biyâmad čo bâd / be iran-zamin tâj bar sar nehâd
  That dragon-like (Zahhak) came like the wind and assumed the Iranian throne.
(figurative, literary) anything colossal or formidable

Related terms

شیرفَش‎ (širfaš), دیوفَش‎ (divfaš), کوه‌فَش‎ (kuh-faš)

References

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

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