زنهار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zynhʾl /zēnhār/), originally an imperative command of 𐭬𐭭‎ (MN /az/, “from, of”, modern ‎) + 𐭦𐭭𐭤‎ (ZNH /ēn/, “this”, modern ‎) + Proto-Iranian *hār- (“to guard; to observe”, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to warn”)): "guard against this; beware of this", but used as a noun already in Middle Persian with the current meanings.

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zɪnˈhɑːɾ/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /zinˈhɔɾ/

Interjection

زنهار • (zenhâr) (literary)

beware
be careful; take care
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 11”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  ‏ای باد اگر به گلشن احباب بگذری
  زنهار عرضه ده بر جانان پیام ما‎
  ay bâd agar ba gulšan-i ahbâb bigzarî
  zinhâr arza dih bar-i jânân payâm-i mâ
  O breeze, should you pass by the rose-field of the lovers,
  Take care to give my message to the bosom of my love.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Noun

زنهار • (zenhâr) (literary)

caution
security; refuge; shelter (from something unpleasant)
Synonyms: امان‎ (amân), پناه‎ (panâh)
covenant
Synonym: عهد‎ ('ahd)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: زنهار‎ (zinhâr)
- Turkish: zinhar (“absolutely, exactly”)

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