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14:54 Jun 14, 2012 |
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Science - Botany / Fruit | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X) Iran Local time: 23:10 | ||||||
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5 | a rough and crooked item |
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5 | drupe |
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4 | fleshlike |
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fleshlike Explanation: we dont use this prefix with any other terms as far as I know. I am not sure it has any meaning here. "shaft" in Farsi is mostly a transliteration for the English term shaft as a rod or beam |
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a rough and crooked item Explanation: a rough and crooked item Source: Dehkhoda |
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drupe Explanation: What Aryanpur has given in this connection is correct. I guess the following definition from the Sokhan Dictionary of Contemporary Persian will shed light on the above Farsi definition and will remove the ambiguity formed in your mind: شفت: گروهی از میوه های گوشتی و آبدار با برون بر نازک، میان بر نرم و گوشتی، و درون سخت مانند گیلاس، هلو، آلو، زردالو. In the above definition, BOROUNBAR is the skin, MIYANBAR is the flesh, and DAROUN is the pit. Accordingly, شَفْت is a botanical cover term for the above fruits. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-15 08:13:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- بر is a root meaning میوه or ثمر. I'm sorry, I don't understand what is so enigmatic about شفت for you. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-15 08:52:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes, thanks for your elaboration. |
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