افزار
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄cʾl, ʾp̄zʾl /abzār/, “instrument, means; spice”). Doublet of ابزار (abzâr, “tool, instrument, means”).
Cognate with Parthian 𐫀𐫀𐫁𐫝𐫀𐫡 (ʾʾbcʾr), 𐫀𐫁𐫝𐫡 (ʾbcr), 𐫀𐫀𐫁𐫋𐫀𐫡 (ʾʾbjʾr /ābžār/, “materials, means”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaf.zɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.zɒːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.zɔɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | afzār |
Dari reading? | afzār |
Iranian reading? | afzâr |
Tajik reading? | afzor |
Noun
[edit]Dari | افزار |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | афзор |
افزار • (afzâr)
Derived terms
[edit]- نرمافزار (narm-afzâr, “software”)
- سختافزار (saxt-afzâr, “hardware”)
- جنگافزار (jang-afzâr, “weapon”)
- جنگافزار هستهای (jang-afzâr-e haste-'i, “nuclear weapon”)
- زینافزار (zin-afzâr, “horse armor”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Urdu: افزار (afzār)