Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَسْخِير (tasḵīr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? tasxīr
Dari reading? tasxīr
Iranian reading? tasxir
Tajik reading? tasxir

Noun

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تَسخیر (tasxir)

  1. conquest, subjugation
    Synonym: فتح (fath)
    • c. 1670, Ṣāʾib-i Tabrīzī, “Ghazal 2697”, in دیوان [Dīvān]‎[1]:
      سعی در تسخیر دل‌ها کن که چون این دست داد
      ملک آب و گل به آسانی مسخر می‌شود
      sa'y dar tasxīr-i dil-hā kun ki čūn īn dast dād
      mulk-i āb u gil ba āsānī musaxxar mē-šawad
      Strive in the conquest of hearts, for when this comes to pass,
      The kingdom of water and earth [the physical human body] shall be conquered with ease.
      (Classical Persian romanization)
  2. captivation, being captivated

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