فارغ البال

Persian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic فَارِغ الْبَال (fāriḡ al-bāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾi.ɣul.ˈbɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ.ɣʊl.bɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ.ɣʊl.bɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ.ɣʊl.bɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔː.ɾu.ɣul.bɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fɒː.ɹe.ɢol.bɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fɔ.ɾi.ʁul.bɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	fāriğulbāl
Dari reading?	fāriğulbāl
Iranian reading?	fâreğolbâl
Tajik reading?	foriġulbol

Adjective

فارغ البال • (fâreğo-l-bâl)

1. at ease, tranquil, relaxed

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فارغ البال”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim