چتر
Pashto
Noun
چتر • (čátər) m
- umbrella
- Synonym: چترۍ f (čatrəy)
Persian
FWOTD – 5 March 2025
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).[1] Doublet of چادر (čâdor) and چتری (čatri).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃatɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰät̪ɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæt̪ɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰät̪ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čatr |
| Dari reading? | čatr |
| Iranian reading? | čatr |
| Tajik reading? | čatr |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | چتر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | чатр |
چتر • (čatr)
- umbrella, parasol
- Synonyms: آفتابگیر (âftâb-gir), سایبان (sâybân)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 255”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ][2]:
- گر بهار عمر باشد باز بر تخت چمن
چتر گل در سر کشی ای مرغ خوشخوان غم مخور- gar bahār-i umr bāšad bāz bar taxt-i čaman
čatr-i gul dar sar kašī ay murġ-i xwašxwān ġam ma-xwar - When the springtime of life is once more upon the meadow's throne,
The rose's royal parasol will be over your head: sweet-singing bird, do not grieve!
- gar bahār-i umr bāšad bāz bar taxt-i čaman