استکبار

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِكْبَار (istikbār).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔis.tik.ˈbaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪk.bɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪk.bɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰik.bɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰekʲ.bɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰik.bɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	istikbār
Dari reading^?	istikbār
Iranian reading^?	estekbâr
Tajik reading^?	istikbor

Noun

استکبار • (istikbār / estekbâr) (Tajik spelling истикбор)

arrogance, conceit

Derived terms

استکبار جهانی (estekbâr-e jahâni)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “استکبار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim