چراغ قوه
Persian
Alternative forms
- چراغقوه
Etymology
From چراغ (čirāġ / čerâġ, “lamp”) + قوه (quwwa / ġovve, “(dated) battery”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.raːɣ.quw.ˈwa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.qʊw.wá]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹɒːɢ.ɢov.vé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔʁ.quw.vá]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čirāġquwwa |
| Dari reading? | čirāġquwwa |
| Iranian reading? | čerâġġovve |
| Tajik reading? | čiroġquvva |
Noun
چراغ قوه • (čerâġ ġovve) (plural چراغ قوهها)
- torch/flashlight
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)