شهردار

Persian

Etymology

A compound of شهر (šahr) and the suffix ـدار (-dâr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃahɾ.ˈdɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔːɾ.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦɹ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦɾ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šahrdār
Dari reading?	šahrdār
Iranian reading?	šahrdâr
Tajik reading?	šahrdor

• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Noun

شهردار • (šahrdâr) (plural شهردارها (šahrdâr-hâ) or شهرداران (šahrdârân))

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