شبگیر

Persian

Etymology

شب (šab, “night”) +‎ گیر (gir, present stem of گرفتن (gereftan, “to take”)), literally “night-taker; night-seizer”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃaβ.ˈɡiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäb.ɡíːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäb.ɡíːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäb.ɡíːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäb.ɡíɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæb.ɡʲíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäb.ɡíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šaḇgīr
Dari reading?	šabgīr
Iranian reading?	šabgir
Tajik reading?	šabgir

Adjective

شبگیر • (šabgir)

1. nocturnal; by night; at night

   دعای شبگیر ― do'â-ye šabgir ― night prayer

Noun

شبگیر • (šabgir)

1. insomniac; one who cannot sleep
2. (figurative, poetic) animal which sings in the night:
   1. nightingale
   2. (less common) cricket
3. (archaic) dawn

Derived terms

• شبگیری (šabgiri, “insomnia”)