آلفتن

See also: ألفتن

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. If so cognate with English love.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.luf.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? āluftan
Dari reading? āluftan
Iranian reading? âloftan
Tajik reading? oluftan

Verb

آلفتن • (âloftan)

  1. (archaic) to enamor

Derived terms

References

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

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