خودداری

Persian

Etymology

خود (xod, “self”) +‎ دار (present stem of داشتن (dâštan, “to have”)) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷað.dɑː.ˈɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊd̪.d̪ɑː.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊd̪.d̪ɑː.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊd̪.d̪ɑː.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xud̪.d̪ɔː.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xod̪.d̪ɒː.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χud̪.d̪ɔ.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwaḏḏārī
Dari reading?	xuddārī
Iranian reading?	xoddâri
Tajik reading?	xuddorī

Noun

خودداری • (xoddâri)

1. self-restraint, self-control
2. refusal

Derived terms

• خودداری کردن (xoddâri kardan, “to have self-control; to refrain”)