لیو

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /leːw/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /leːw/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /liːw/

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

Noun

لیو • (liv)

(literary) sun, sunlight
Synonyms: آفتاب‎ (âftâb), خورتاب‎ (xor-tâb), خورشید‎ (xoršid), هور‎ (hur), خور‎ (xor)

Antonyms: ماه‎ (mâh), مهتاب‎ (mahtâb), مانگ‎ (mâng), لوخن‎ (loxan)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “لیو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “لیو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Talysh

Noun

لیو (liv)

leaf

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