"سفیر" meaning in Persian

See سفیر in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sa.ˈfiːɾ] [Classical-Persian], [sä.fíːɾ] [Dari, formal], [sä.fíːɾ] [Dari, formal], [sä.fíːɾ] [Kabuli], [sä.fíɾ] (note: Hazaragi), [sæ.fíːɹ] [Iran, formal], [sä.fíɾ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: safir [romanization], سفرا [plural], سفیران [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سَفِير (safīr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|سَفِير}} Borrowed from Arabic سَفِير (safīr), {{root|fa|ar|س ف ر}} Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|سفرا|or|سفیران|||f1tr=sofarâ|f2tr=safirân|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=safir|tr2=|tr3=}} سفیر • (safir) (plural سفرا (sofarâ) or سفیران (safirân)), {{fa-noun|pl=سفرا|pl2=سفیران|pltr=sofarâ|tr=safir}} سفیر • (safir) (plural سفرا (sofarâ) or سفیران (safirân))
  1. ambassador
    Sense id: en-سفیر-fa-noun-y3SwEcrL Categories (other): Persian terms with collocations
  2. (historical) envoy, messenger Tags: historical Synonyms: ايلچى, پیغامبر
    Sense id: en-سفیر-fa-noun-NUkkjrGf Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 26 5 14 5 4 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 3 10 3 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 22 70 8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 61 14
  3. (rare) mediator Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-سفیر-fa-noun-IT6I7IeU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: سفارت (sefârat)

Inflected forms

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          "english": "the current British ambassador to Iran",
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          "english": "No other than Gabriel, that blessed messenger,\nBrought the Quran to your prophet.",
          "ref": "c. 1080, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, “Qaṣīda 106”, in دیوان ناصرخسرو [Dīvān of Nāṣir-i Khusraw]:",
          "roman": "qur'ān rā ba payğambar-at n-āwarīd\nmagar jibra'īl ān mubārak safīr",
          "text": "قران را به پیغمبرت ناورید\nمگر جبرئیل آن مبارک سفیر",
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        "(rare) mediator"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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    },
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        "formal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[sä.fíɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "سفیر"
}
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    "Persian terms derived from the Arabic root س ف ر",
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        "7": "",
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      "name": "head"
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          "english": "the current British ambassador to Iran",
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          "text": "سفیر کنونی بریتانیا در ایران",
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      ],
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          "english": "No other than Gabriel, that blessed messenger,\nBrought the Quran to your prophet.",
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          "roman": "qur'ān rā ba payğambar-at n-āwarīd\nmagar jibra'īl ān mubārak safīr",
          "text": "قران را به پیغمبرت ناورید\nمگر جبرئیل آن مبارک سفیر",
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        {
          "word": "پیغامبر"
        }
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        "historical"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mediator"
      ],
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        "(rare) mediator"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[sa.ˈfiːɾ]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sä.fíɾ]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sæ.fíːɹ]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sä.fíɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "سفیر"
}

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