بدهکار

Persian

Etymology

بدهی (bedehi, debt) +‎ ـکار (-kâr), but seemingly reanalyzed under the influence of بده (bedeh, give!, second-person singular imperative of دادن (dâdan)).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɪ.d̪e̞ɦ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɪ.d̪ɪ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bi.d̪i.kʰɔ́ːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? bidihkār
Dari reading? bidehkār
Iranian reading? bedehkâr
Tajik reading? bidehkor

Adjective

Dari بدهکار
Iranian Persian
Tajik бидеҳкор

بدهکار • (bedehkâr)

  1. in debt

Noun

بدهکار • (bedehkâr)

  1. debtor