عشوه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.ˈwa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.wǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.wǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.wǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.wǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʃ.vé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.vǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	išwa
Dari reading?	išwa
Iranian reading?	ešve
Tajik reading?	išva

Noun

عشوه • (ešve) (plural عشوه‌ها (ešve-hâ))

1. coquetry, flirting

   Synonyms: عشوه‌گری (ešvegari), کرشمه (kerešme), ناز (nâz)

   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 322”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎^[1]:

     به شوق چشمهٔ نوشت چه قطره‌ها که فشاندم
     ز لعل باده‌فروشت چه عشوه‌ها که خریدم

     ba šawq-i čašma-yi nōš-at či qatra-hā ki fišāndam
     zi la'l-i bāda-furōš-at či išwa-hā ki xarīdam

     Longing for your nectar-filled spring, how many drops [of tears] have I shed!
     For your wine-selling ruby [lips], how much coquetry have I bought!

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

• عشوه کردن (ešve kardan)
• عشوه‌گر (ešvegar)
• عشوه‌گری (ešvegari)