بی‌چاره

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /beː.t͡ʃaː.ˈɾa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.t͡ʃʰɑː.ɾä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.t͡ʃʰɑː.ɾä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.t͡ʃʰɔː.ɾä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.t͡ʃʰɒː.ɹe]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.t͡ʃʰɔ.ɾä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bē-čāra
Dari reading^?	bē-čāra
Iranian reading^?	bi-čâre
Tajik reading^?	be-čora

Adjective

بی‌چاره • (bê-čâre)

nonstandard spelling of (“helpless, poor; pathetic”)

Noun

بی‌چاره • (bê-čâre) (plural بی‌چارگان (bê-čâregân))

nonstandard spelling of (“a poor, helpless or pathetic person”)

Derived terms

بی‌چارگی (bê-čâregi)

Usage notes

Despite it being generally recommended that terms with the suffix بی (bê) use a ZWNJ, this spelling is generally proscribed as the term is not literally the negative form of چاره (čâre).