সওয়ার

See also: সওয়া and সাভার

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوار (sawār), from Middle Persian ʾswbʾl (/⁠aswār⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r /⁠asabāra⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Hacwabāráh (literally “one carried by a horse”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćwabʰārás; thus, it is an etymological match of অশ্বভার (ośśobhar). Cognate with Assamese সৱাৰ (xowar), Odia ସୱାର (sôwarô), Hindi सवार (savār), Gujarati સવાર (savār), Marathi स्वार (svār), Punjabi ਸਵਾਰ (savār), Kannada ಸವಾರ (savāra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔo̯aɾ/, [ˈʃɔo̯aɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔo̯aɹ/, [ˈʃɔo̯aɹ]

Noun

সওয়ার • (śoōẇar)

1. horseman, rider
2. cavalryman, sowar

Derived terms

• সওয়ারী (śoōẇari)