مطرب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُطْرِب.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ˈɾiβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.ɾɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.ɾíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.ɹéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.ɾíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutriḇ
Dari reading?	mutrib
Iranian reading?	motreb
Tajik reading?	mutrib

Noun

مطرب • (motreb)

1. minstrel
   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 11”, in دیوان حافظ‎^[1]:

     ساقی به نور باده برافروز جام ما
     مطرب بگو که کار جهان شد به کام ما

     sāqī ba nūr-i bāda barafrōz jām-i mā
     mutrib bigū ki kār-i jahān šud ba kām-i mā

     Cupbearer, kindle our goblet with the light of wine;
     Minstrel, say that the world's affairs have gone according to our wish.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)