هفت‌سین

Persian

هفت‌سین

Etymology

From سین (sin) +‎ هفت (haft).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [haft ˈsiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ síːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ síːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːft̪ síːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäft̪ sín]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæft̪ síːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæft̪ síːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [hæf síːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häft̪ sín]

Readings
Classical reading?	haft sīn
Dari reading?	haft sīn
Iranian reading?	haft sin
Tajik reading?	haft sin

• IPA^(key): [hæf(t̪)ˈsin]

Noun

هفت‌سین • (haft-sin)

1. Haft Sin, or the Seven S's; the seven items beginning with the letter sin س which are symbolically arranged on a sofreh or table-cloth in the days running up to Nowruz (the Persian New Year).

See also

• (Haft-sin table) هفت‌سین (haft-sin); سبزه (sabze), سیر (sir), سیب (sib), سمنو (samanu), سنجد (senjed), سرکه (serke), سماق (somâq), سکه (sekke)