وخیم

Persian

FWOTD – 3 May 2024

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَخِيم (waḵīm, “suffering indigestion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wa.ˈxiːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.xíːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.xíːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.xíːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.xím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.xíːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.χím]

Readings
Classical reading?	waxīm
Dari reading?	waxīm
Iranian reading?	vaxim
Tajik reading?	vaxim

Adjective

Dari	وخیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	вахим

وخیم • (vaxim)

1. perilous, dangerous (especially of health)
   • 2024 January 4, “اخبار لحظه به لحظه از ۲ انفجار گلزار شهدای کرمان”, in irna.ir‎^[1], Islamic Republic News Agency:

     حال تعدادی از مجروحان این حادثه وخیم گزارش شده و احتمال افزایش شهدا وجود دارد.

     hâl-e te'dâdi az majruhân-e in hâdese vaxim gozâreš šode va ehtemâl-e afzâyeš-e šohadâ vojud dârad.

     A number of those injured in the attack have been reported to be in serious condition, and it is probable that the number of casualties will increase.