بیور
Persian
| ← 10 | ← 1,000 | ۱۰۰۰۰ 10,000 |
100,000 → [a], [b] | 1,000,000 (106) → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ده هزار (da hazâr), بیور (bēwar/bivar) | ||||
Alternative forms
- بیوار (bivâr)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐫁𐫏𐫇𐫡 (bywr /bēwar/, “myriad, ten thousand”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *baywā́.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /beː.ˈwaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [beː.wǽɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [biː.vǽɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [be.vǽɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bēwar |
| Dari reading? | bēwar |
| Iranian reading? | bivar |
| Tajik reading? | bevar |
Noun
بیور • (bivar)
- (now historical) myriad, ten thousand
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بیور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “بیور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bēwar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 18
- Horn, Paul (1893) “bēver”, in Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 262, page 60