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Chaharshanbe Suri

Chaharshanbe Suri proper noun: an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, also the first festivity of Nowruz.

Proper noun

Chaharshanbe Suri

  1. an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, also the first festivity of Nowruz.

Chaharshanbe Suri meaning in Persian

Chaharshanbe Suri in Persian

Iranian Wednesday Festival
چارشنبهسرخی čâršanba-sorxi

Forms of Chaharshanbe Suri

alternative formChaharshanbeh Suri
alternative formChahar Shanbe Suri

Origin of Chaharshanbe Suri

Borrowed from Persian چهارشنبهسوری (čahāršanba-sūrī /čahâršanbe-suri, literally “scarlet/festive Wednesday”).

Questions about Chaharshanbe Suri

What does Chaharshanbe Suri mean?
Chaharshanbe Suri means an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, also the first festivity of Nowruz.
What is Chaharshanbe Suri in Persian?
Chaharshanbe Suri in Persian is چارشنبهسرخی (čâršanba-sorxi). See Chaharshanbe Suri meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Chaharshanbe Suri?
Chaharshanbe Suri is a proper noun.

Words near Chaharshanbe Suri in the dictionary

  1. Chahar
  2. Chahar Shanbe Suri
  3. chaharbagh
  4. chaharbaghs
  5. Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
  6. Chaharshanbe Suri
  7. Chaharshanbeh Suri
  8. chahou kheer
  9. Chahr-e Ray
  10. chai
  11. chai latte

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