باژدار

See also: باردار

Persian

Alternative forms

باجدار (bâjdâr)

Etymology

From (bâž, “tribute”) +‎ (-dâr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baːʒ.ˈdaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːʒ.d̪ɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒːʒ.d̪ɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔʒ.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bāždār
Dari reading^?	bāždār
Iranian reading^?	bâždâr
Tajik reading^?	boždor

Rhymes: -ɑːr

Noun

باژدار • (bâždâr)

a revenue collector

Synonyms

باژبان (bâžbân)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: باجدار (bacdar)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bàždār / ба̀жда̄р

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “باجدار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul