ژغار

See also: زغار

Persian

Etymology

From Sogdian [script needed] (jγʾr, “cry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʒa.ɣɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒæ.ɢɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ʁɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	žağār
Dari reading?	žağār
Iranian reading?	žağâr
Tajik reading?	žaġor

Noun

ژغار • (žağâr)

1. roar, yell, bellow

References

• Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 100

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ژغار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press