شرزه‌پلنگ

Persian

Etymology

‎ (šarze, “ferocious, raging”) +‎ ‎ (palang, “leopard”).

Noun

شرزه‌پلنگ • (šarze-palang)

(archaic, literary) a ferocious, raging leopard
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  ‏کنون من شوم سوی برزو بجنگ / تو شو سوی هومان چو شرزه‌پلنگ‎
  konun man šavam suye borzu be jang / to šo suye humân čo šarze-palang
  Now I'm going to battle Borzu, / you go and fight Houmān like a ferocious leopard!

Related terms

شرزه‌شیر‎ (šarze-šir)

References

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

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