پیکر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 (patkar, pahikar, picture, image), from Old Persian. Akin to Old Armenian պատկեր (patker); an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

پیکر  (paikar), plural پیکرها (paikar-hâ)

  1. face, countenance
  2. form, figure, mould, model
  3. portrait, likeness
  4. idol-temple

Inflection

Derived terms

  • پیکره (paikara)
  • دوپیکر (do-paikar)
  • غول‌پیکر (ğūl-paikar)

References

  • پیکر in Francis Joseph Steingass (1892), A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary (London: Routledge & K. Paul)
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