حوصله

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْصَلة‎ (ḥawṣala, “gizzard of a bird”), used figuratively.

Pronunciation

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

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

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /havsala/

Noun

حوصله • (howsele)

patience; forbearance
Synonym: صبر‎ (sabr)

‏‎‎ (colloquial Iranian)
dâre howsel--am sar mi-re.
My patience is running out.
mood (to do something)
‏‎‎
howsele-ye in kâr na-dârad.
He is not in the mood to do this.
scope (of the mind); range (of comprehension)

Descendants

→ Hindustani: hauslā, hausalā
Hindi: हौसला

Urdu: حَوصَلَہ‎

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