فوجدار

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäʊd͡ʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäʊd͡ʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäud͡ʒ.d̪ɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæod͡ʒ.d̪ɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäud͡ʒ.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	faujdār
Dari reading^?	faujdār
Iranian reading^?	faojdâr
Tajik reading^?	faujdor

Noun

فوجدار • (fowj-dâr)

an officer or the police in Hindustan, and chief magistrate of a chaklah

Descendants

→ Bengali: ফৌজদার (phōujodar)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: फ़ौजदार (faujdār)

Urdu: فَوجْدار (faujdār)

References

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