توسعه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوْسِعَة (tawsiʕa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [taw.si.ˈʔa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäw.se̞.ʔǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäw.se̞.ʔǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäw.si.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäw.si.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰow.se.ʔé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäw.si.ʔǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tawsi'a
Dari reading?	tawse'a
Iranian reading?	towse'e
Tajik reading?	tavsiʾa

Noun

توسعه • (towse'e)

1. development, extension, expansion

   کشور در حال توسعه ― kešvar dar hâl-e towse'e ― developing country

   کشور توسعه یافته ― kešvar-e towse'e yâfte ― developed country

   توسعه اقتصادی سریع چین ― towse'e-ye eqtesâdi-ye sari'-e čin ― China's rapid economic development

2. extent, amplitude, range

Derived terms

• توسعه دادن (towse'e dâdan)
• توسعه یافتن (towse'e yâftan)