لیف

See also: ليق and ليف

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِيف (līf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [liːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [liːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [liːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [liːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lif]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [liːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lif]

Readings
Classical reading?	līf
Dari reading?	līf
Iranian reading?	lif
Tajik reading?	lif

Noun

لیف • (lif) (plural الیاف)

1. loof, fiber, bark of palm tree or loofah
2. the plant loofah
3. flannel