فرزین
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plcyn' /frazēn/, “guard, (chess) queen”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /far.ˈziːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.zíːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæɹ.zíːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fäɾ.zín]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | farzīn |
| Dari reading? | farzīn |
| Iranian reading? | farzin |
| Tajik reading? | farzin |
Noun
فرزین • (farzīn / farzin) (Tajik spelling фарзин)
- (archaic, chess) queen, fers
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 535:
- از سفر بیدق شود فرزین راد
وز سفر یابید یوسف صد مراد- az safar baydaq šawad farzīn-i rād
waz safar yābīd yūsuf sad murād - Through travel the pawn becomes a noble queen,
and through travel Joseph gained a hundred objects of desire.
- az safar baydaq šawad farzīn-i rād
See also
| Chess pieces in Persian · مهرههای شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| شاه (šâh) | وزیر (vazir), فرزین (farzin) |
رخ (rox), قلعه (qal'e) |
فیل (fil) | اسب (asb) | پیاده (piyâde), سرباز (sarbâz) |
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “فرزین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرْزِین (farzīn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fəɾ.ziːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
فَرْزِین • (farzīn) (Hindi spelling फ़र्ज़ीन)
Noun
فَرْزِین • (farzīn) m (Hindi spelling फ़र्ज़ीन)
Derived terms
- فَرْزِین بَنَانَا (farzīn banānā, “promoting (a pawn) to fers”)
- فَرْزِین بَنْد (farzīn band)
References
- “فرزین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “فرزين”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “فرزین”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 869