چراغ قوه

Persian

Alternative forms

  • چراغ‌قوه

Etymology

From چراغ (čirāġ / čerâġ, lamp) +‎ قوه (quwwa / ġovve, (dated) battery).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.qʊw.wá]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.qʊw.wá]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔːɣ.quw.wá]

Readings
Classical reading? čirāġquwwa
Dari reading? čirāġquwwa
Iranian reading? čerâġġovve
Tajik reading? čiroġquvva

Noun

چراغ قوه • (čerâġ ġovve) (plural چراغ قوه‌ها)

  1. torch/flashlight
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)