خاور
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (hwlwlʾn' /xwarwarān/, “sunset, west”). Akin to Old Armenian խաւար (xawar); an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xɑː.waɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.wäɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑː.wäɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔː.wäɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.væɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.väɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xāwar |
| Dari reading? | xāwar |
| Iranian reading? | xâvar |
| Tajik reading? | xovar |
Synonyms
- خاوران (xâvarân)
- شرق (šarq)
Derived terms
- خاورمیانه (xâvar-e-miyâne)
- خاوردور (xâvar-e-dur)
- خاورنزدیک (xâvar-e-nazdik)
- خاورخدای (xâvar-xodây)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: Xavər
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خاور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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