سالار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /⁠sālār⁠/), a pre-Middle Persian compound of 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/, “head”) + [script needed] (-dʾr /⁠-dār⁠/, “-holder, -keeper”), with the regular phonetic shift *sar(a)-dàr(a)- > *sardàr > *sarlàr > sālār. Compare (del), (gol) for the phonetic change. Note Old Armenian սաղար (sałar), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of (sardâr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saː.ˈlaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.lɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.lɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.lɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.lɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.lɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sālār
Dari reading^?	sālār
Iranian reading^?	sâlâr
Tajik reading^?	solor

Rhymes: -ɑːr

Noun

سالار • (sâlâr) (plural سالار‌ها, or سالاران)

leader
military commander
(dated) hakim, king

Related terms

سر (sar), ـدار (-dâr)
سردار (sardâr)
سپهسالار (sepahsâlâr)
سالاری (sâlâri)
مردم‌سالاری (mardom-sâlâri)

Descendants

Urdu: سالار (sālār)

Proper noun

سالار • (sâlâr)

a male given name, Salar