Meanings
alternative Haft-Seen · alternative Haft Sin · alternative Haft-Sin
- uncountableA traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items.
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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 in the United States. We even created our own Haft Seen, representing our hopes for the new year.
Origin
- Classical Persianهَفْت سِین
- EnglishHaft Seen
From Classical Persian هَفْت سِین (haft sīn, literally “[The] Seven S's”).
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Haft Seen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haft%20Seen
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