সওয়ার

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوار (sawār), from Middle Persian ʾswbʾl (/⁠aswār⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (a-s-b-a-r /⁠asabāra⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Hacwabāráh (literally “one carried by a horse”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćwabʰārás; thus, it is an etymological match of অশ্বভার (ośśobhar). Cognate with Assamese সৱাৰ (xowar), Odia ସୱାର (sôwarô), Hindi सवार (savār), Gujarati સવાર (savār), Marathi स्वार (svār), Punjabi ਸਵਾਰ (savār), Kannada ಸವಾರ (savāra).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯aɾ/, [ˈʃɔo̯aɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯aɹ/, [ˈʃɔo̯aɹ]

Noun

সওয়ার • (śoōẇar)

  1. horseman, rider
  2. cavalryman, sowar

Derived terms
  • সওয়ারী (śoōẇari)
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