Eastern Farsi Card-Playing Glossary
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Read about Dari (also known as Eastern Farsi or Eastern Persian) at Ethnologue.
| Informant’s Pronunciation |
Written Form | Dictionary Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| betrinu | بترينو | ||
| بترونو | betrônô | вид азартной карточной игры | |
| chor voli | چهار والي | čahâr wâli | four governors |
| fis kut | فيس كوت | fis kôt | fis means ‘price’ |
| kut | كوت | kôt | (too many meanings) |
| bovand | باوند | ||
| teka | تيكه | tika | contract |
| ter | تير | têr | through (weak pass) |
| bekhi ter | بيحي تير | bêxi têr | completely through |
| pas | پاس | pass (strong pass) |
Informant’s pronunciation:
- Vowels and r are pronounced as in Spanish, except u, which sounds like English u in put.
- ch = English ch.
- kh = German ch.
- Persian v is neither v, nor w: it is a labiodental approximant (IPA [υ]).
Dictionary consulted
- Куселева, Лидия Николаевна & Миколайчик, Владимир Иосифович. 1986. Дари-русский словарь: 21000 слов. Москва: Русский язык.