فیلسوف

See also: فيلسوف

Persian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos), possibly through Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf), whence at any rate plural 3.

Now sometimes pronounced filosof after French philosophe.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fiːl.ˈsuːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fiːl.súːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fiːl.súːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fiːl.súːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fil.súf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fiːl.súːf], [fiː.lo.sóf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fil.súf]

Readings
Classical reading?	fīlsūf
Dari reading?	fīlsūf
Iranian reading?	filsuf, filosof
Tajik reading?	filsuf

Noun

فیلسوف • (filsuf) (plural فیلسوفان (filsufân) or فیلسوف‌ها (filsuf-hâ) or فلاسفه (falâsefe))

1. philosopher

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ફૈલસૂફ (phailsūph)
• → Malay: filsuf
  • Indonesian: filsuf