اکثر
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔak.ˈsaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔækʲ.sæɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aksar |
| Dari reading? | aksar |
| Iranian reading? | aksar |
| Tajik reading? | aksar |
Adjective
اکثر • (aksar)
Derived terms
- اکثرا (aksaran)
- اکثریت (aksariyyat)
Descendants
- → Bengali: আকসার (akśar)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “اکثر”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 32
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اکثر”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اکثر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اکثر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَکْثَر (aksar), from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ək.səɾ/
Adverb
اکثر • (aksar) (Hindi spelling अक्सर)
- often, frequently
- ہَم اَکْثَر اِس مَحَلّے میں آیا کَرتے تھے۔
- ham aksar is mahalle mẽ āyā karte the.
- We used to come to this neighbourhood often.
- usually, for the most part
- اَکْثَر جو ہَم کَہْتے ہَیں وہ کَرْتے نَہِیں۔
- aksar jo ham kahte ha͠i vo karte nahī̃.
- We do not do what we usually say.
Descendants
- → Phalura: aksár