حریص
See also: حريص
Persian
Pronunciation
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- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ha.ˈɾiːs]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.ɾíːs]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɾíːs]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.ɾís]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.ɹíːs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.ɾís]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | harīs |
| Dari reading? | harīs |
| Iranian reading? | haris |
| Tajik reading? | haris |
Adjective
حریص • (haris)
- greedy; covetous
- Synonyms: پرطمع (por-tam'), آزمند (âzmand)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 21:
- کوزهی چشم حریصان پر نشد
تا صدف قانع نشد پر در نشد- kūza-yi čašm-i harisān por na-šud
tā sadaf qāni' na-šud por dorr na-šud - The pitcher, the eye of the covetous, never becomes full: the oyster-shell is not filled with pearls until it is contented.
- kūza-yi čašm-i harisān por na-šud
Derived terms
- حریصانه (harisâne)
- حریصی (harisi)
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