تعبیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [taʔ.ˈbiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäʔ.bíːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäʔ.bíːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bíːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔː.bíɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæʔ.bíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäʔ.bíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ta'bīr
Dari reading?	ta'bīr
Iranian reading?	ta'bir
Tajik reading?	taʾbir

Noun

تعبیر • (ta'bir)

1. expression
2. interpretation

   سوء تعبیر ― su'-e ta'bir ― misinterpretation

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تعبیر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim