گیرم

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈɡiː.ɾam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡíː.ɾäm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡíː.ɾäm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡíː.ɾäm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡí.ɾäm]

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

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡí.ɾäm]

Readings

Classical reading?	gīram
Dari reading?	gīram
Iranian reading?	giram
Tajik reading?	giram

Verb

گیرم • (giram)

1. first-person singular aorist of گرفتن (gereftan, “to take”)
   1. (poetic) I assume, I take it that...
      • c. 1530, Ahlī of Shiraz, “Ghazal 1156”, in دیوان [Dīvān]‎^[1]:

        گیرم نداری میل من ای مردم چشم کسی
        از گوشهٔ چشمی به ما نظاره‌یی باری بکن

        gīram na-dārī mayl-i man ay mardum-i čašm-i kasē
        az gōša-yi čašmē ba mā nazzārayē bārē bikun

        I suppose you’re not inclined towards me, o apple in the eyes of men;
        From a corner of your eye, give me just a slender glance.

        (Classical Persian transliteration)