لیو

Persian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dyew-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [leːw]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [leːw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [leːw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [leːw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [leːw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [liːv]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lew]

Readings
Classical reading?	lēw
Dari reading?	lēw
Iranian reading?	liv
Tajik reading?	lev

Noun

لیو • (liv)

1. (literary) sun, sunlight

   Synonyms: آفتاب (âftâb), خورتاب (xor-tâb), خورشید (xoršid), هور (hur), خور (xor)

   Antonyms: ماه (mâh), مهتاب (mahtâb), مانگ (mâng), لوخن (loxan)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “لیو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “لیو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Talysh

Noun

لیو (liv)

1. leaf