فرزانگی

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (plcʾnkyh /⁠frazānagīh⁠/, “wisdom, intelligence”). Equivalent to فرزانه (farzâne) +‎ ـگی (-gi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [faɾ.zɑː.na.ˈɡiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.zɑː.nä.ɡíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.zɑː.nä.ɡíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.zɑː.nä.ɡíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.zɔː.nä.ɡí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæɹ.zɒːne.ɡʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.zɔ.nä.ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading?	farzāna-gī
Dari reading?	farzāna-gī
Iranian reading?	farzâne-gi
Tajik reading?	farzona-gi

Noun

فرزانگی • (farzânegi)

1. wisdom

   Synonyms: خرد (xerad), حکمت (hekmat), دانایی (dânâyi), فضیلت (fazliyyat)

   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 127:

     نکته عشق ار کنم ظاهر نه از دیوانگیست
     راست گفتن راز با همدرد خود فرزانگیست

     nukta-yi išq ar kunam zāhir na az dēwānagī-st
     rāst guftan-i rāz bā hamdard-i xwad farzānagī-st

     It is not from madness if I reveal the points of love;
     It is wisdom to tell secrets to one who shares my sorrows.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

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