آلفته

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. If so cognate with English love.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.luf.ˈta/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lʊf.t̪ʰä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.luf.t̪ʰä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.lof.t̪ʰe]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.luf.t̪ʰä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ālufta
Dari reading^?	ālufta
Iranian reading^?	âlofte
Tajik reading^?	olufta

Adjective

آلفته • (ālufta / âlofte) (Tajik spelling олуфта)

(archaic) enamored
(archaic or Bukharan) confused, slow

Related terms

آلفتن (āluftan / âloftan)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: آلفته (alüfte)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “آلفته”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press