ظهر

What it means

ظهر (zohr) means “noon” or “midday.” Arabic loanword used universally in Persian. Also names the noon prayer in Islamic vocabulary (نماز ظهر, “the noon prayer”).

How to use it

• ظهر است (zohr ast) “It is noon”
• ظهر ناهار می‌خوریم (zohr nâhâr mikhorim) “We have lunch at noon”
• قبل از ظهر (qabl az zohr) “before noon, AM”
• بعد از ظهر (ba’d az zohr) “afternoon, PM”

Common pairings

• ناهار ظهر (nâhâr-e zohr) “noon lunch”
• نماز ظهر (namâz-e zohr) “noon prayer” (Islamic)
• قبل از ظهر (qabl az zohr) “AM, before noon”
• بعد از ظهر (ba’d az zohr) “PM, afternoon”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab