جاهدار

Persian

Etymology

From جاه (jâh, “rank, office, honor”) +‎ دار (dâr, present stem of داشتن (dâštan, “to have”)).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːɦ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	jāhdār
Dari reading?	jāhdār
Iranian reading?	jâhdâr
Tajik reading?	johdor

Noun

جاهدار • (jâhdâr)

1. (obsolete) dignitary; holder of rank

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جاهدار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul