لحظه

See also: لحظة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَحْظَة (laḥẓa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [lah.ˈza]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [läɦ.zǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [läɦ.zǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lɑː.zǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lɔː.zǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [læɦ.zé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [läɦ.zǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	lahza
Dari reading?	lahza
Iranian reading?	lahze
Tajik reading?	lahza

Noun

لحظه • (lahze) (plural لحظه‌ها (lahze-hâ) or لحظات (lahazât))

1. moment

   Synonyms: دم (dam), آن (ân)

   یه لحظه صبر کن ― ye lahze sabr kon ― Wait a moment

Derived terms

• لحظه‌به‌لحظه (lahze-be-lahze)
• لحظه‌شماری (lahze-šomâri)
• لحظه‌شماری کردن (lahze-šomâri kardan)

 

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: लहज़ा (lahzā)
  • Urdu: لحظہ