/ʔaːf.ˈtaːb/, [ʔɑːf.t̪ʰɑ́ːb], [ʔɑːf.t̪ʰɑ́ːb]
ریشهFrom Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭲𐭠𐭡 (ʾptʾb /āftāb/, “sunshine”) (compare 𐮀𐮎𐮃𐮀𐮁 (ʾpdʾb /ābdāb/)), from Proto-Iranian *abi-tāpáh Equivalent to آف (âf) + تاب (tâb).
- sunlight, sunshine
- sun
“از ره پنهان که دور از حس ماست
آفتاب چرخ را بس راههاست” — By the hidden way that is remote from our sense-perception.
The sun in heaven hath many ways
صورتهاâftâb(romanization) · افتو(alternative, Dashtestan, Fars, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Southwestern, dialectal)