دادار
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾtʾl /dādār/), from Proto-Iranian **daHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-tḗr, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /daː.ˈdaːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɒː.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɔ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dādār |
| Dari reading? | dādār |
| Iranian reading? | dâdâr |
| Tajik reading? | dodor |
Noun
دادار • (dādār / dâdâr) (Tajik spelling додор)
- Distributor of justice
- one of the epithets of God, creator
Related terms
- داد (dâd)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “dādār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دادار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul