چربی

See also: جربي

Persian

FWOTD – 24 April 2021

Etymology

From چرب (čarb), see there for further information.

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɾbiː/

    Noun

    چربی (čarbi)

    1. fat, grease
    2. (archaic) gentleness, leniency
      • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
        بِهَر کار چربی بباید نَخُست / نباید از آغاز پِیکار جُست
        be har kâr čarbi bebayad naxost / nabâyad az âqâz peykâr jost
        Gentleness is to be adopted in all affairs at first, / one should not seek bellicosity right at the beginning!
      Synonyms: ملایمت (molâyemat), نرمی (narmi), مدارا (modârâ)

    Derived terms

    • چربیدار (čarbi-dâr)

    Descendants

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Persian چربی (čarbi).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    چربی (carbī) f (Hindi spelling चरबी)

    1. grease, fat, lard

    Derived terms

    • چربیدار (carbī-dār)
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