وارونه
Persian
Alternative forms
- وارون (wārūn / vârun)
Etymology
From وارون (wārūn / vârun) + ـه (-a / -e).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /waː.ɾuː.ˈna/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.ɾuː.ná]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.ɹuː.né]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.ɾu.ná]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wārūna |
| Dari reading? | wārūna |
| Iranian reading? | vârune |
| Tajik reading? | voruna |
Adjective
وارونه • (wārūna / vârune) (Tajik spelling воруна)
- upside down, inverted
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:وارونه
- (higher register) unfortunate, pitiful
Derived terms
- وارونگی (wārūnagī / vârunegi, “reversal”)
- وارونی (wārūnī / vâruni, “reversal”)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: وارونه (varune)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “وارونه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press