Phrase guide

Haft Seen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional table setting of Nowruz comprising several symbolic items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 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.

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History

Etymology

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