The "native Farsi speaker" need to learn a little ...

2006-10-10T17:54:00.000-04:00

The "native Farsi speaker" need to learn a little more farsi before trying to translate. Suri derives from the persian world surur (pronounced Sue Roor ) and means happiness and joy. Hence "Charshanbeh suri" is not about the color red or rose.
It is a pretty name for a girl.

As a native Farsi speaker, I'd just like to add th...

2006-04-24T16:54:00.000-04:00

As a native Farsi speaker, I'd just like to add that the name Suri does not actually mean "red rose." Suri is the word for fire or a spacific shade of red, like "Charshahmbay (spelling?) Suri," which is the Wednesday before New Year when kids for some demented reason jump over fire. A "suri rose" means a blaze rose. But the word "suri" itself has nothing to do with roses. So it's like they're naming her "blaze."

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The "native Farsi speaker" need to learn a little ...

As a native Farsi speaker, I'd just like to add th...