Etymology

Haft Seen

Today it means: A traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items. Full definition →

Classical Persian هَفْت سِین
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromهَفْت سِین
  2. English todayHaft Seen

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.