ردیف

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَدِيف (radīf, row).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rä.d̪íːf]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [rä.d̪íːf]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [rä.d̪íf]

Readings
Classical reading? raḏīf
Dari reading? radīf
Iranian reading? radif
Tajik reading? radif

Noun

ردیف • (radīf)

  1. a row
  2. one who rides behind another on the same horse
  3. following one another in a row
  4. auxiliary forces
  5. a star near the Eagle; a star which rises when the one opposite sets
  6. (prosody) a word following the rhyme

Descendants

  • English: radif
  • Gujarati: રદીફ (radīph)

References

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