شرزه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan [Term?].

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾza/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃæɾze/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾza/

Adjective

شرزه • (šarze)

(archaic) ferocious, raging
- 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh
  ‏بگرای چو اژدهای گرزه / بخروش چو شرزه‌شیر ارغند‎
  begrây čo aždahâye garze / bexruš čo šarze-šire arğand
  [O Damavand!] Spring and attack like a viper! / Rage like a ferocious lion!
Synonyms: اَرغَند‎ (arğand), غَضَبناک‎ (ğazabnâk), قَهرآلود‎ (qahrâlud)

Usage notes

Usually comes before noun, chiefly used for lions and leopards.

Derived terms

شرزه‌شیر‎ (šarze-šir)
شرزه‌پلنگ‎ (šarze-palang)

References

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

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