عاطر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاطِر (ʕāṭir).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈtiɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ́ɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ́ɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.t̪ʰíɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.t̪ʰéɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.t̪ʰíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ātir
Dari reading^?	ātir
Iranian reading^?	âter
Tajik reading^?	otir

Adjective

عاطر • (âter)

fragrant, aromatic
Synonyms: خوشبو (xošbu), معطر (mo'atter)
Used as an honorific.
xâter-e âter-e išân
his excellency's honorable opinion

Further reading

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عاطر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عاطر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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