شرزه

شرزه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Avestan [Term?].

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾza/

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

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾza/

Adjective

شرزه • (šarze)

1. (archaic) ferocious, raging
   • 1922, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Damavandiyeh

     ‏بگرای چو اژدهای گرزه / بخروش چو شرزه‌شیر ارغند‎

     begrây čo aždahâye garze / bexruš čo šarze-šire arğand

     [O Damavand!] Spring and attack like a viper! / Rage like a ferocious lion!

   Synonyms: اَرغَند‎ (arğand), غَضَبناک‎ (ğazabnâk), قَهرآلود‎ (qahrâlud)

Usage notes

Usually comes before noun, chiefly used for lions and leopards.

Derived terms

• شرزه‌شیر‎ (šarze-šir)
• شرزه‌پلنگ‎ (šarze-palang)

References

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