واژگون

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ˈɡuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ɡúːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ɡúːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑːʒ.ɡúːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔːʒ.ɡún]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒːʒ.ɡúːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔʒ.ɡún]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāžgūn
Dari reading?	wāžgūn
Iranian reading?	vâžgun
Tajik reading?	vožgun

Adjective

واژگون • (vâžgun)

1. upside down (inverted)

   Synonyms: واژگونه (vâžgune), سرنگون (sarnegun), وارونه (vârune), نگون (negun)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 486”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     این قصه‌ی عجب شنو از بخت واژگون
     ما را بکشت یار به انفاس عیسوی

     īn qissa-yi ajab šinaw az baxt-i wāžgūn
     mā rā bikušt yār ba anfās-i īsawī

     Hear this strange tale of an upside-down fate:
     The beloved of Jesus-like breath [which should revive Lazarus] has killed me [instead].

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Derived terms

• لاله واژگون (lâle-ye vâžgun)
• واژگونی (vâžguni)