جاهدار

Persian

Etymology

From (jâh, “rank, office, honor”) +‎ (dâr, present stem of (dâštan, “to have”)).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːɦ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːɦ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔɦ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jāhdār
Dari reading^?	jāhdār
Iranian reading^?	jâhdâr
Tajik reading^?	johdor

Noun

جاهدار • (jâhdâr)

(obsolete) dignitary; holder of rank

References

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