استاندار

Persian

Etymology

From استان (ostân).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊs.t̪ʰɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊs.t̪ʰɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔus.t̪ʰɔːn̪.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

 

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔos.t̪ʰɒːn̪.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʔos.t̪ʰuːn̪.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

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

Readings
Classical reading?	ustāndār
Dari reading?	ustāndār
Iranian reading?	ostândâr
Tajik reading?	ustondor

Noun

استاندار • (ostândâr) (plural استانداران (ostândârân) or استاندارها (ostândâr-hâ))

1. governor-general