سیاهه

Persian

Etymology

From (siyāh/siyâh, “black”) +‎ (-a/e), in reference to the black ink used.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.jaː.ˈha/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jɑː.ɦá]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [si.jɑːá]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.jɔːá]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jɒː.ɦé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.jɔ.ɦá]

Readings
Classical reading^?	siyāha
Dari reading^?	siyāha
Iranian reading^?	siyâhe
Tajik reading^?	siyoha

Noun

سیاهه • (siyāha / siyâhe) (Tajik spelling сиёҳа)

list
Synonyms: فهرست (fihrist / fehrest), صورت (sūrat / surat), لیست (līst / list)
invoice, bill
Synonym: صورت‌حساب (sūrat-hisāb / surat-hesâb)
(computing) log
whore, prostitute
Synonyms: روسپی (rōspī / ruspi), فاحشه (fāhiša / fâheše), قحبه (qahba / ġahbe), جنده (jinda / jende)
synonym of (siyāhī / siyâhi, “blackness”)

Derived terms

سیاهه کردن (siyāha kardan / siyâhe kardan, “to list; to inventory; to make an invoice for”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: siyahı

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “سیاهه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim