مردم‌سالاری

Persian

Etymology

A compound of (mardom, “people”) +‎ (sâlâri, “rule”), Calque of Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maɾ.dum.saː.laː.ˈɾiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊm.sɑː.lɑː.ɾiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪ʊm.sɑː.lɑː.ɾiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪um.sɔː.lɔː.ɾi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.d̪om.sɒː.lɒː.ɹiː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪um.sɔ.lɔ.ɾi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mardum-sālārī
Dari reading^?	mardum-sālārī
Iranian reading^?	mardom-sâlâri
Tajik reading^?	mardum-solori

Noun

مردم‌سالاری • (mardom-sâlâri)

democracy
Synonym: دموکراسی (demokrâsi)

Related terms

مردم‌سالارانه (mardom-sâlârâne, “democratic”)
مردم‌سالار (mardom-sâlâr, “democrat”)
مردم‌سالارسازی (mardom-sâlâr-sâzi, “democratization”)