Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
پيش پا
English translation:
before; in front of
Added to glossary by
Ryan Emami
Oct 8, 2009 15:47
14 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
پيش پا
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Greetings,
Today I specifically wish to ask about the word پيش پا.
As previously established, it appears in this proverb:
چراغ پيش پای خودش را نمی بیند
I would have thought that پيش پا was something found e.g. on a horse, contrasting with the back legs (پشت پا?).
But do lamps really have front and back legs in Iran?
Best
Simon
Today I specifically wish to ask about the word پيش پا.
As previously established, it appears in this proverb:
چراغ پيش پای خودش را نمی بیند
I would have thought that پيش پا was something found e.g. on a horse, contrasting with the back legs (پشت پا?).
But do lamps really have front and back legs in Iran?
Best
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | before; in front of |
Ryan Emami
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| 5 +1 | by, near, close, in front of |
Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
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| 5 +1 | forefront |
Habib Shariati
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Oct 9, 2009 18:34: Ryan Emami Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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11 mins
Ryan Emami
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Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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before; in front of
Hi Simon,
Such interesting ideas! But unfortunately they're not right!
پیش simply means "in front of" or "before" as in:
He can't see what's in front of him.
She was speaking before a large audience.
پیش پا means the spot right in front of you, probably not farther than a foot as the word پا indicates.
It doesn't at all have to do with the "legs" of a lamp! It's just an expression or idiom meaning the spot right before your eyes or within your eyesight.
Such interesting ideas! But unfortunately they're not right!
پیش simply means "in front of" or "before" as in:
He can't see what's in front of him.
She was speaking before a large audience.
پیش پا means the spot right in front of you, probably not farther than a foot as the word پا indicates.
It doesn't at all have to do with the "legs" of a lamp! It's just an expression or idiom meaning the spot right before your eyes or within your eyesight.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks excellent"
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13 mins
Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Marketing & technical expert, +12yrs
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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8
by, near, close, in front of
پيش پا here means near, close, by, in front of and is not related to foot or leg at all.
+1
22 mins
Habib Shariati
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
مترجم متخصص و حرفه ای
Native in: Persian (Farsi) , Kurdish
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Kurdish, Persian (Farsi) to English, and 4 more.
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