پیشتاز

Persian

Etymology

پیش (piš, “front”) +‎ تاز (tâz, present stem of تاختن (tâxtan, “to attack”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [peːʃ.tɑːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.t̪ʰɑːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.t̪ʰɑːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.t̪ʰɑːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.t̪ʰɔːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiːʃ.t̪ʰɒːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeʃ.t̪ʰɔz]

Readings
Classical reading?	pēštāz
Dari reading?	pēštāz
Iranian reading?	pištâz
Tajik reading?	peštoz

Noun

پیشتاز • (pištâz) (plural پیشتازان (pištâzân))

1. vanguard
2. pioneer

Derived terms

• پست پیشتاز (post-e pištâz, “express mail”)