پرستار
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫 (plstʾl /paristār/, “maidservant, slave”), equivalent to پرست (parast-, present stem of پرستیدن (parastidan, “to worship”)) + ـار (-âr).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [pa.ɾas.ˈtɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæ.ɹæs.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰɔ́ɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | parastār |
Dari reading? | parastār |
Iranian reading? | parastâr |
Tajik reading? | parastor |
Noun edit
پرستار • (parastâr) (plural پرستاران (parastârân) or پرستارها (parastâr-hâ))
- nurse
- (obsolete) servant, maidservant, slave
- (now rare) worshipper, adorer
Derived terms edit
- پرستاری (parastâri)
Descendants edit
Urdu edit
Noun edit
پرستار • (parastār) m