اهل حال

اهل حال

Persian

Etymology

Ezafe of اهل‎ +‎ حال‎.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ahli hɑːl/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ahlɪ hɑːl/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æhle hɒːl/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ahli hɔl/

Noun

Dari	اهل حال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аҳли ҳол (ahli hol)

اهل حال • (ahl-e hâl)

1. "pleasure-seeking (man or men)"[1]

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əhli-hal
• → Urdu: اہل حال‎

References

1. Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “اهل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 1, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 177