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Meaning of سایه | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
saː.ˈja

Definitions

  1. shadow
  2. shade
  3. shelter, protection
    figuratively
  4. Equivalent to 'shadow': A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

Equivalents

English shadow

Examples

“سلطان سایهٔ خدای است”

The ruler is the shadow of God.

“سایهٔ طوبی و دلجوییِ حور و لبِ حوض به هوایِ سرِ کویِ تو برفت از یادم”

The shade of the Ṭūbā, the caress of the houri, the banks of the Kawthar: A breeze from your alleyway, and I forgot them all.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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