حوصله
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic حَوْصَلة (ḥawṣala, “gizzard of a bird”), used figuratively.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [haw.sa.ˈla]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [how.se.lé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häw.sä.lǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hawsala |
| Dari reading? | hawsala |
| Iranian reading? | howsele |
| Tajik reading? | havsala |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | حوصله |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҳавсала |
حوصله • (howsele)
- patience; forbearance
- Synonym: صبر (sabr)
- داره حوصلهام سر میره. (colloquial Iranian)
- dâre howsele-am sar mi-re.
- My patience is running out.
- mood (to do something)
- حوصلهٔ این کار ندارد.
- howsele-ye in kâr na-dârad.
- He is not in the mood to do this.
- scope (of the mind); range (of comprehension)
Derived terms
[edit]- (impersonal verb) حوصله سر رفتن (howsele sar raftan, “to get bored”)
- حوصله کسی را سر بردن (howsele-ye kasi râ sar bordan, “to bore someone”)