ولش کن

Persian

Etymology

Construction using (vel kardan, “to let go, to release”): (vel, “free, loose”) + (-eš, “it, him, her”) + (kon, “do”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wi.liʃ ˈkun/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɪʃ kʰʊn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɪʃ kʰʊn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wi.liʃ kʰun]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ve.leʃ kʰon]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vi.liʃ kʰun]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wiliš kun
Dari reading^?	wiliš kun
Iranian reading^?	veleš kon
Tajik reading^?	viliš kun

Phrase

ولش کن • (veleš kon)

(idiomatic, colloquial) forget it, never mind
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ول کردن.