جعفری

Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæʔfæˈɾiː/
• (Iran) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæːfæˈɾi]

Etymology 1

From a Caspian language, probably Mazanderani جفری (jaferi). Cognate with Transoxianan Persian obsolete ژافه (žâfa, “a kind of herb, saffron?”), dialectal زافه (zâfe, “a kind of Persian shallot”), and Sanskrit जवा (javā, “saffron, rose”). Related to زعفران (za'ferân, “saffron”).

It is a misspelling to match to Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, the prophet’s companion, even though there is no correlation. See also گل لالب بوسی (gol-e lâ lab busi, “Mirabilis jalapa”) which most people recognize as گل لاله عباسی (gol-e lâle 'abbâsi, “the tulip of ʿAbbās”).

Noun

جعفری • (ja'fari)

1. parsley

   جعفری دیدم که بر جعفر سوار
   جعفری می‌خورد و از جعفر گذشت

   ja'fari didam ke bar ja'far savâr
   ja'fari mixord o az ja'far gozašt

   I saw a [man named] Ja'far riding on a camel
   he was eating parsley and crossed the stream

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cəfəri

Etymology 2

From جعفر (ja'far) +‎ ـی (i).

Proper noun

جعفری • (ja'fari)

1. a surname, Jafari