دکتور

Persian

Alternative forms

داکتر (dâktar) (official Dari spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur

Pronunciation

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰoːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰoːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰʊːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ækʲ.t̪ʰuːɹ]

Readings
Dari reading^?	daktōr
Iranian reading^?	daktur

Noun


Dari	داکتر
Iranian Persian	دكتور
Tajik	духтур

دکتور • (doktur, doktôr)

doctor

Usage notes

Though the official spelling in Dari is داکتر (dâktar) it is not uncommon to use دکتور (duktôr).