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Haft Seen

Haft Seen noun: a traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items.

haft seen: a traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items
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Noun

Haft Seen (uncountable)

  1. A traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items.
    • 19 March 2015, Barack Obama, "Remarks by President Obama on Nowruz"
      Last week, my wife Michelle helped mark Nowruz here at the White House. It was a celebration of the vibrant cultures, food, music and friendship of our many diaspora communities who make extraordinary contributions every day here...

Forms of Haft Seen

alternative formHaft-Seen
alternative formHaft Sin
alternative formHaft-Sin

Origin of Haft Seen

From Classical Persian هَفْت سِین (haft sīn, literally “[The] Seven S's”).

Questions about Haft Seen

What does Haft Seen mean?
Haft Seen means a traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items.
What part of speech is Haft Seen?
Haft Seen is a noun.

Words near Haft Seen in the dictionary

  1. hafnyl
  2. hafod
  3. hafods
  4. Hafodyrynys
  5. haft
  6. Haft Seen
  7. hafta
  8. haftability
  9. haftable
  10. haftara
  11. haftarah

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