Jan 28, 2002 06:52
22 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
antar
Non-PRO
Persian (Farsi) to English
Other
monkey
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | ape, baboon, blowfly, bluebottle, gadfly, horse fly, and monkey. |
Seyed
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| 5 +2 | baboon |
Mollanazar
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| 5 | monkey |
Armineh Johannes
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| 5 | FARSE |
anahida
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Proposed translations
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ape, baboon, blowfly, bluebottle, gadfly, horse fly, and monkey.
"Antar" is also used as a verb, e.g., "Antar kardan" [To make a monkey (out) of someone. In other words, to mock or ridicule someone.]
There are also proverbs in Farsi using the word "Antar" or its equivalent "Meymoon." Example:
Meymoon harcheh zesht-tar ast, adayash bishtar ast" [The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail] or [the worst wheel of the carriage creaks the most]. You should have noticed that in the Farsi proverb above, the name "Meymoon," rather than "Antar" is used. Good luck. Seyed Moosavi.
There are also proverbs in Farsi using the word "Antar" or its equivalent "Meymoon." Example:
Meymoon harcheh zesht-tar ast, adayash bishtar ast" [The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail] or [the worst wheel of the carriage creaks the most]. You should have noticed that in the Farsi proverb above, the name "Meymoon," rather than "Antar" is used. Good luck. Seyed Moosavi.
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Comment: "Thanx for taking your time..ive heart that word many times but didnt know the exact meaning of it.
sincerely, tilapria"
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Armineh Johannes
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Over twenty years of translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: IRAN) 
, Armenian
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to English, and 6 more.
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Mollanazar
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
Reliable, fast, educated and experienced
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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baboon
The 'looti' in Iran is a traditional performer on the marketplaces who carries an ape on his shoulder. A group of people gather around of him in a circle and watch the man and the ape. People will pay some money after the show. This kind of ape is conditioned to carry out funny instructions given by the 'looti'.
Sadeq HedAyat, a famous modern Iranian writer, has written a book entitled 'Looti and His Antar (Ape)'.
Good Luck!
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Note added at 2002-01-28 10:51:25 (GMT)
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Figuratively, \'antar\' means \'ugly\'.
Sadeq HedAyat, a famous modern Iranian writer, has written a book entitled 'Looti and His Antar (Ape)'.
Good Luck!
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Note added at 2002-01-28 10:51:25 (GMT)
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Figuratively, \'antar\' means \'ugly\'.
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Amir Mirkooshesh
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anahida
: Usually you can tell the level of literacy and knowledge of a person when you see them use the non-word "Farsi" in the english language (or other non-Persian language). People, get it FARSI IS NOT A WORD! PLEASE STOP USING IT!
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FARSE
Usually you can tell the level of literacy and knowledge of a person when you see them use the non-word "Farsi" in the english language (or other non-Persian language). People, get it FARSI IS NOT A WORD! PLEASE STOP USING IT!
Example sentence:
What the heck is "farsi"?
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