قانع
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic قَانِع (qāniʕ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [qɑː.ˈniʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qɒː.néʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qɔ.néʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qāni' |
| Dari reading? | qāne' |
| Iranian reading? | ğâne' |
| Tajik reading? | qoneʾ |
Adjective
editقانع • (qâne')
- convincing, persuasive
- content, satisfied
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 119:
- شادمانیهای اهل عشق در ملک وفا
دل نهادن بر غم و قانع بهجران بودنست- šādimānīhā-yi ahl-i išq dar mulk-i wafā
dil nihādan bar ğam u qāni' ba-hajrān būdan ast - The joy of the people of love in the realm of fidelity
Lies in placing their heart in pain, and being content with separation.
- šādimānīhā-yi ahl-i išq dar mulk-i wafā
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قانع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim