سالار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /⁠sālār⁠/), a pre-Middle Persian compound of 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/, head) + [script needed] (-dʾr /⁠-dār⁠/, -holder, -keeper), with the regular phonetic shift *sar(a)-dàr(a)- > *sardàr > *sarlàr > sālār. Compare دل (del), گل (gol) for the phonetic change. Note Old Armenian սաղար (sałar), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of سردار (sardâr).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.lɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɑː.lɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sɔː.lɔ́ːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? sālār
Dari reading? sālār
Iranian reading? sâlâr
Tajik reading? solor
  • Rhymes: -âr

Noun

سالار • (sâlâr) (plural سالار‌ها (sâlâr-hâ) or سالاران (sâlârân))

  1. leader
  2. military commander
  3. (dated) hakim, king

Descendants

  • Urdu: سالار (sālār)

Proper noun

سالار • (sâlâr)

  1. a male given name, Salar

Further reading

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