افسانه

See also: افسانہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian افسانه (afsâne).

Noun

افسانه (efsâne)

  1. tale
  2. story
  3. fable
  4. legend
  5. myth

Persian

Alternative forms

  • فسانه (fasâne)
  • افسان (afsân)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾfsʾng (afsānag, fable).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian افسانه
Iranian Persian افسانه
Tajiki Persian афсона (afsona)

افسانه (afsâne) (plural افسانه‌ها (afsâne-hâ))

  1. tale
    هزار افسانA Thousand Tales
  2. story
  3. fable
  4. legend
  5. myth

Inflection

Derived terms

  • افسانه‌ای (afsâne-i)
  • افسانه‌جو (afsâne-ju)
  • افسانه‌گو (afsâne-gu)
  • افسانه‌گویی (afsâne-guyi)
  • افسانه‌پرداز (afsâne-pardâz)

Proper noun

افسانه (afsâne)

  1. A female given name, Afsaneh.

References

  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “ʾfsʾng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols
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