پسر
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (BREl) / [Book Pahlavi needed] (pwsl /pusar/, “son”), formed from 𐭡𐭥𐭤 (pus [BRE], “son”) on the model of kinship term pairs such as [Book Pahlavi needed] (AH), [script needed] (blʾtl' /brādar/). The Middle Persian is in turn from Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /puça/). Cognate of Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [pu.saɾ], [pi.saɾ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰi.säɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | pusar, pisar |
Dari reading? | pusar, pisar |
Iranian reading? | pesar |
Tajik reading? | pisar |
Noun edit
Dari | پسر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | писар |
پسر • (pesar) (plural پسران (pesarân) or پسرها (pesar-hâ))
Derived terms edit
- آقاپسر (âğa-pesar, “young man”)
- دوستپسر (dust-pesar, “boyfriend”)
- پسرانه (pesarâne, “for boys, boyish”)
- پسرباره (pesar-bâre, “pederast”)
- پسرباز (pesar-bâz, “pederast”)
- پسربچّه (pesar-bačče, “kid, baby boy”)
- پسرخاله (pesar-xâle, “cousin”)
- پسرخوانده (pesar-xânde, “stepson”)
- پسردایی (pesar-dâyi, “cousin”)
- پسرعمه (pesar-amme, “cousin”)
- پسرعمو (pesar-amu, “cousin”)
- پسرک (pesarak, “kid”)
- گلپسر (gol-pesar, “a good boy, a nice fellow”)
Further reading edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “pusar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian پسر (pusar, pisar). Cognate of Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pɪ.səɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun edit
پِسَر • (pisar) m (Hindi spelling पिसर)