پرستار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫 (plstʾl /⁠paristār⁠/, “maidservant, slave”), equivalent to (parast-, present stem of (parastidan, “to worship”)) +‎ (-âr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾas.ˈtaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæ.ɹæs.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	parastār
Dari reading^?	parastār
Iranian reading^?	parastâr
Tajik reading^?	parastor

Noun

پرستار • (parastâr) (plural پرستاران, or پرستارها)

nurse
(obsolete) servant, maidservant, slave
- 10th century, Ferdowsi, The Shahnameh:
  که دانا پرستار نادان شود […]
  ke dânâ parastâr-e nâdân šavad […]
  when the wise will become slaves to the ignorant […]
(now rare) worshipper, adorer

Derived terms

پرستاری (parastâri)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: pərəstar
→ Hindustani:
Urdu: پرستار (parastār)

Urdu

Noun

پرستار • (parastār) m