تقویم
taqvīm
To say calendar in Farsi, use تقویم (taqvīm).
تقویم means both the system by which time is divided and a printed calendar you hang on the wall.
Meaning: system by which time is divided (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
Calendar systems are named by adding a describing word after تقویم. تقویم خورشیدی (taqvīm-e khorshidi) is the solar calendar used in Iran and تقویم قمری (taqvīm-e qamari) is a lunar calendar such as the Hijri calendar used in Islamic contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
تقویم is romanized as taqvīm, with a long i in the second syllable.
When do people say it?
Iran uses the solar calendar for daily life, and Yalda night, the longest night of the year, is a known date in it.
Did you know?
- The word تقویم shares a root with the word for 'straightening' or 'correcting'. In its original sense, creating a تقویم was seen as an act of adjusting or correcting the movement of the stars and months.
- Iran's تقویم خورشیدی is considered one of the most accurate solar calendars in the world because its months are determined by astronomical observations of the vernal equinox rather than a fixed number of days.
- While most countries use one official calendar, Iranians use the solar-based تقویم خورشیدی for civic life and the lunar-based تقویم قمری for religious observances.
Examples in context
- تقویم به دیوار آویزان است.The calendar is hanging on the wall.Here تقویم is a physical calendar hanging on the wall.Tatoeba #8155225 by cojiluc, translation #2810620 by patgfisher
- یلدا طولانی ترین شب سال در تقویم خورشیدی است.Yalda is the longest night of the year in the solar/Jalali calendar.In this sentence تقویم خورشیدی names the solar calendar in which Yalda is the longest night of the year.Tatoeba #678972 by pliiganto, translation #7783901 by shayan
- ما از یک تقویم جدید استفاده می‌کنیم.mā az yek taqvim-e jadid estefāde mikonim.We use a new calendar.
Example conversation
Reza and Niloufar are planning a trip.
- رضا Rezaبیا تقویم را چک کنیم.Bia taghvim ra check konim.Let's check the calendar.
- نیلوفر Niloufarکدام ماه را می‌خواهی ببینی؟Kodam mah ra mikhahi bebini?Which month do you want to see?
- رضا Rezaماه مهر در تقویم خالی است.Mah-e Mehr dar taghvim khali ast.The month of Mehr is empty on the calendar.
- نیلوفر Niloufarپس همان وقت سفر می‌کنیم.Pas hamân vaght safar mikonim.Then we will travel at that time.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
