ناله

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Persian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nāla
Dari reading? nāla
Iranian reading? nâle
Tajik reading? nola

Noun

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ناله (nâle) (plural ناله‌ها (nâle-hâ))

  1. groan, moan, sigh
    • 1927, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Morq-e Sahar
      مرغ سحر ناله سر کن
      داغ مرا تازه‌تر کن
      morğ-e sahar nâle sar kon
      dâğ-e marâ tâze-tar kon
      O morning bird! Give a moan and restore my old sorrow!
    Synonyms: فغان (fağân), شیون (šivan)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: nalə
  • Turkish: nale

References

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