آلفتن

آلفتن

See also: ألفتن‎

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːlufˈtan/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːlʊfˈtan/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːlofˈtæn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔlufˈtan/

Verb

آلفتن • (âloftan)

1. (archaic) to enamor

Derived terms

• آلُفته‎ (âlofte)

Related terms

• شوریدن‎ (šuridan)

References

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