زافه

Akin to Persian ژافه‎ (žâfe), Persian جعفری‎ (ja'fari).

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zâfa/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zâfa/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zâfe/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zâfa/

زافه • (zâfe)

1. a pungent desert plant
2. a plant similar to a Persian shallot
   • 16th century, Mohammad Qāsem Soruri, Farhang-e Soruri

     ‏من یکی زافه بدم خشک و به فرغانه شدم، مورد گشتم تر و شد قامت چون نارونا.‎‎

     man yek-i zâfe badam xošk o be farğâne šodam, mowred gaštam tar o šod qâmat chon nâromâ.

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