نوکر
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Via some Turkic source, compare Azerbaijani nökər (“servant”). Ultimately of Mongolic origin, compare Modern Mongolian нөхөр (nöxör, “friend”), from Proto-Mongolic *nökör (“friend”).
The meaning of “servant” is owing to a semantic shift that happened in Turkic words borrowed from Mongolic; the Persian word was loaned from one of such Turkic words with the altered meaning.
Dari | نوکر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | навкар |
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [naw.ˈkaɾ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näw.kʰǽɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nawkar |
Dari reading? | nawkar |
Iranian reading? | nowkar |
Tajik reading? | navkar |
Noun edit
نُوْکَر • (nokar) (plural نوکرها (nokar-hâ))
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نوکر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نوکر (nawkar).
Noun edit
نوکر • (naukar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੌਕਰ)
- servant (clarification of this definition is needed)
- employee (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms edit
- نوکری (naukarī)
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نوکر (nawkar).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɔː.kəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun edit
نَوکَر • (naukar) m or f (Hindi spelling नौकर)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Ushojo edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
نوکر (naukar)