حوصله

حوصله

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوْصَلة‎ (ḥawṣala, “gizzard of a bird”), used figuratively.

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hawsala/

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

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /havsala/

Noun

حوصله • (howsele)

1. patience; forbearance

   Synonym: صبر‎ (sabr)

   ‏داره حوصله‌ام سر می‌ره.‎‎ (colloquial Iranian)

   dâre howsel-am sar mi-re.

   My patience is running out.

2. mood (to do something)

   ‏حوصلهٔ این کار ندارد.‎‎

   howsele-ye in kâr na-dârad.

   He is not in the mood to do this.

3. scope (of the mind); range (of comprehension)

Descendants

• → Hindustani: hauslā, hausalā

  Hindi: हौसला

  Urdu: حَوصَلَہ‎