درفش

درفش

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian դրաւշ (drawš), an Iranian borrowing. See there for more information.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /diɾafʃ~daɾafʃ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /dɪɾafʃ~daɾafʃ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /deɾæfʃ~dæɾæfʃ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /diɾafʃ~daɾafʃ/

Noun

درفش • (derafš)

1. standard, ensign, colours, banner

Descendants

• → Urdu: دُرَفش‎ (durafš)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “درفش”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian درفش‎ (dirafš, “standard; banner”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ɾəfʃ/, /d̪ə.ɾəfʃ/, /d̪ɪ.ɾəfʃ/

Noun

دُرَفش • (durafš) ? (Hindi spelling दुरफ़श)

1. standard; flag, banner

   Synonyms: پَرچَم‎ (parcam), جَھنڈا‎ (jhaṇḍā)

2. light; glimmer, shine

   Synonyms: روشنی‎ (rošnī), چَمَک‎ (camak)

Adjective

دُرَفش • (durafš) (Hindi spelling दुरफ़श)

1. shiny, glimmering

   Synonym: روشن‎ (rošan)

Derived terms

• دُرَفشاں‎ (durafšã, “bright”)
• دُرَفشِ کاوا‎ (durafš-e-kāvā, “Kayanian standard”)

References

• “درفش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.