برف
barf
برف (barf) is the Persian word for snow.
برف refers to the crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere or the white layer that accumulates on the ground. For specific contexts, you can use related terms: برف‌بازی refers to the activity of playing in the snow and barf-bārī is used to mean snowing.
Meaning: partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes, falling of such flakes, accumulation of them as a white layer (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'it is snowing', use the noun برف with the verb باریدن (to fall/rain) in the form برف می‌بارد. You can also turn the noun into the adjective 'snowy' by adding the suffix '-i' to create برفی. The related verbal phrase برف آمدن means to have snow fall from the atmosphere.
How do you pronounce it?
barf
Did you know?
- In Persian poetry, the arrival of snow is often personified using the verb آمدن (to come), treating the weather as a visiting guest.
- The Middle Persian ancestor of this word, ʿpl, looks quite different from the modern برف, reflecting centuries of phonetic shifts in the Persian language.
- In Persian poetry and literature, برف is often used as a symbol of purity, innocence, and the divine, frequently appearing in metaphors for a clean heart or a peaceful soul.
Examples in context
- برف سفید است، دوده سیاه است.Snow is white, soot is black.This sentence illustrates the color of the برف.Tatoeba #12232931 by cojiluc, translation #5373682 by Adelpa
- صبح برف سنگینی آمد و سپس آب شد.In the morning, heavy snow fell, and then it melted.This sentence describes the arrival and melting of heavy برف.Tatoeba #3839781 by kuarash, translation #3839309 by AlanF_US
- آیا در کشور شما برف زیاد می بارد؟Do you have much snow in your country?This sentence asks about the frequency of برف in a specific country.Tatoeba #824153 by mahdiye, translation #70659 by CM
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Example conversation
Mohammad and Zahra are looking out the window at the weather.
- محمد Mohammadببین! بالاخره برف آمد.Bebin! Belakhare barf āmad.Look! It finally snowed.
- زهرا Zahraچه زیباست! همه جا سفید شده.Che zibāst! Hame jā sefid shode.How beautiful! Everywhere has turned white.
- محمد Mohammadمی‌خواهی بیرون برویم و با برف بازی کنیم؟Mikhāhi birun berovim va bā barf bāzi konim?Do you want to go outside and play with the snow?
- زهرا Zahraبله، اما اول باید لباس گرم بپوشم.Bale, ammā avval bāyad lebās-e garm bepusham.Yes, but first I must put on warm clothes.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries برف, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
