ریاکار

Persian

Etymology

From (riyâ, “hypocrisy”) +‎ (kâr, “work”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾi.jaː.ˈkaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ri.jɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ri.jɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.jɔː.kʰɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹi.jɒː.kʰɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾi.jɔ.kʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	riyākār
Dari reading^?	riyākār
Iranian reading^?	riyâkâr
Tajik reading^?	riyokor

Adjective

ریاکار • (riyâkâr)

hypocritical

Noun

ریاکار • (riyâkâr) (plural ریاکاران, or ریاکارها)

hypocrite

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: riyakar
→ Ottoman Turkish: ریاكار (riyâkâr)
- Turkish: riyakâr
→ Uyghur: رىياكار (riyakar)
→ Uzbek: riyokor

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ریاکار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim