برخوردار

Persian

Etymology

From برخورد (barxord) +‎ ـار (-âr), literally “fruit eater”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [baɾ.xʷaɾ.dɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xʊɾ.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.xuɾ.d̪ɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɹ.xoɹ.d̪ɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɾ.χuɾ.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	barxwardār
Dari reading?	barxurdār
Iranian reading?	barxordâr
Tajik reading?	barxurdor

• Rhymes: -âr

Adjective

برخوردار • (barxurdâr)

1. enjoying the profits from; possessing (something good)

   زن از حسن برخوردار است.

   zan az hosn barxordâr ast.

   The woman possesses beauty.

2. prosperous

   Synonyms: بَهرَه‌مَند (bahra-mand), کامیاب (kâmyâb), کامران (kâmrân)

3. happy

   Synonyms: کامیاب (kâmyâb), کامران (kâmrân)

Proper noun

برخوردار • (barxurdâr)

1. a male given name, Barkhurdar or Barkhordar

Descendants

• → Armenian: Բարխուդար (Barxudar)
• → Gujarati: બરખુરદાર (barkhurdār)
• → Turkish: berhudar

References

• Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Barxurdâr”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎^[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64