Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
شهرفرنگ
English translation:
peep show
Persian (Farsi) term
شهرفرنگ
According to “Teach Yourself Modern Persian”, this word means “kaleidoscope”, but I can't find it in Aryanpour at all.
Doesn't it literally mean "European city" (فرنگ being a rather vague word for Europe, in particulary North-West Europe)?
Many thanks,
Simon
5 +6 | peep show | Edward Plaisance Jr |
5 +2 | kaleidoscope | Farzad Akmali |
5 | Modern/Weird city (Name of an old entertaining means) | Salman Rostami |
5 | European City | Ali Beikian |
4 | chequered world | Ali Farzaneh |
Jun 2, 2009 01:41: Farzad Akmali changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jun 3, 2009 18:11: Edward Plaisance Jr Created KOG entry
Jun 3, 2009 18:28: Edward Plaisance Jr changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/600452">Edward Plaisance Jr's</a> old entry - "شهرفرنگ"" to ""peep show""
PRO (3): Ali Beikian, Edward Plaisance Jr, Farzad Akmali
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Proposed translations
peep show
See http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/PEEP_SHOW.html
The word "farang" derives from the Franks, the Germanic tribe for which France is named. For the older generations in Iran, "going abroad" for anyone who could afford it, was synomous with going to France, and by extension Europe.
(I have been told by a friend whose wife is from Thailand, that they use "farang" in Thai, in a similar way.)
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Armineh Johannes
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Behzad Molavi
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thanks! interesting note from Wikipedia on farang in Thai--I was really surprised when I learned this from my colleague.
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Salman Rostami
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Mohammad Reza Razaghi
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chequered world
kaleidoscope
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Kourosh Abdi
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Thanks Dear Cyrus!
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Habib Alimardani
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Modern/Weird city (Name of an old entertaining means)
"فرنگ" (Farang) or Europe, here, was used to mean "Modern", "Stylish" and "Weird".
European City
Kaleidoscope means زیبابین in Persian.
And "شهر فرنگ" does not mean "foregin city", but it means "European City" in general or "French City" in particular.
Look at the following definitions.
Definition of Kaleidoscope for, Wikipedia:
A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. Typically there are two rectangular lengthwise mirrors. Setting of the mirrors at 45° creates eight duplicate images of the objects, four at 60°, and four at 90°. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the colored objects presents the viewer with varying colors and patterns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope
Definition of شهر فرنگ from Dehkhoda:
نوعي سرگرمي کودکانه و آن چنانست که مقداري تصويرهاي گوناگون را طوماروار به يکديگر چسبانند و دو سر آن طومار را به دو چوب يا دو نورد بندند و محور را گرد خود گردانند، تصويرها از محوري بگشايد و گرد محور ديگر ببندد. آنگاه اين تصاوير را در محفظه اي جعبه مانند قرار دهند و بر ديواره جعبه عدسي ذره بيني تعبيه کنند که آنها را درشت و روشن به بيننده بنمايد، آنگاه کودکان در برابر عدسي نشينند و متصدي دستگاه گردانيدن محور را آغاز کند و تصاوير را يک يک از برابر ديدگان کودک بيننده بگذراند و با عباراتي که متناسب با تصوير است و آنها را قبلاً تکرار کرده است و از بر دارد، به شرح يکايک تصاوير پردازد و به تناسب پولي که دريافت ميدارد، تمام يا قسمتي از آن تصاوير را به بيننده عرضه ميدارد و وصف هر تصوير را با عبارت «شهر شهر فرنگه ...» آغاز ميکند. پس از پايان اين نمايش ، «شهرفرنگي » پرده اي را که از درون جعبه بر روي عدسي ذره بين تعبيه شده است (و هنگام نمايش تصاوير آنرا از روي ذره بين به کنار زده ) دوباره مي آويزد و مانع ديدن تصوير مي شود و پايان نمايش را با عبارت «سگ سياه نخوردت !» اعلام ميکند. در هنگامي که هنوز سينما و تلويزيون در ايران رواج و رونق نيافته بود بازار شهر فرنگ رونقي داشت و کودکان تماشاي اين تصويرهاي متحرک را که با توضيحات مسجع و مقفي و روان متصدي دستگاه همراه بود بسياردوست ميداشتند.
http://www.mibosearch.com/word.aspx?wName=شهر فرنگ
Definition of فرنگ form Mo'een Dictionary:
نام عمومي هر يك از كشورهاي اروپا و گاهي آمريكا. 2 ـ كشور فرانسه كه مسكن قوم فرانك (قبيله اي از نژاد ژرمن ) است .
ریشه : فر.
http://www.mibosearch.com/Dictionary.aspx?wId=23092&DicName=...
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