خواهر
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (xwah(ar)), from Proto-Iranian *hwáhā (compare Northern Kurdish xwişk, xweh, خوشک (xuşk), Baluchi گوہار (gohár), Pashto خور (xowr), Ossetian хо (xo), Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬭 (xᵛaŋhar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swasar- (compare Sanskrit स्वसृ (svásṛ)), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (compare Armenian քույր (kʻuyr), Russian сестра́ (sestrá), Welsh chwaer, Latin soror, English sister).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xʷɑː.haɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.ɦäɾ], [xʷɑː.ɦäɾ], [xʷɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑːäɾ], [xʷɑːäɾ], [xʷɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔːäɾ], [xʷɔːäɾ], [xʷɔːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.ɦæɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.ɦäɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xwāhar |
Dari reading? | xāhar, xwāhar, xwār |
Iranian reading? | xâhar |
Tajik reading? | xohar |
Audio (Iran) (file) - Rhymes: -ar
Noun
Dari | خواهر |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хоҳар |
خواهر • (xâhar) (plural خواهران (xâharân) or خواهرها (xâhar-hâ))
Inflection
Basic forms of خواهر (xâhar) | ||
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singular | plural | |
bare | خواهر (xâhár) |
خواهران (xâharấn) خواهرا △ (xâharấ) |
definitive direct object | خواهر را (xâhár râ) خواهر رو △ (xâháro) |
خواهران را (xâharấn râ) خواهرا رو △ (xâharấ ro) |
ezâfe | خواهر (xâhár-e) |
خواهران (xâharấn-e) خواهرای △ (xâharấ-ye) |
marked indefinite or relative definite |
خواهری (xâhár-i) |
خواهرانی (xâharấn-i) خواهرایی △ (xâharấi) |
△ Colloquial. |
Possessive forms of خواهر (xâhar) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person singular (“my”) |
خواهرم (xâháram) |
خواهرانم (xâharấnam) خواهرام △ (xâharấm) |
2nd person singular (“your”) |
خواهرت (xâhárat) [Term?] △ (xâháret) |
خواهرانت (xâharấnat) خواهرات △ (xâharất) |
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”) |
خواهرش (xâháraš) [Term?] △ (xâháreš) |
خواهرانش (xâharấnaš) خواهراش △ (xâharấš) |
1st plural (“our”) |
خواهرمان (xâháremân) خواهرمون △ (xâháremun) |
خواهرانمان (xâharấnemân) خواهرامون △ (xâharấmun) |
2nd plural (“your”) |
خواهرتان (xâháretân) خواهرتون △ (xâháretun) |
خواهرانتان (xâharấnetân) خواهراتون △ (xâharấtun) |
3rd plural (“their”) |
خواهرشان (xâhárešân) خواهرشون △ (xâhárešun) |
خواهرانشان (xâharấnešân) خواهراشون △ (xâharấšun) |
△ Colloquial. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Urdu: خواہر (xāhar)
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