ژغار

See also: زغار

Persian

Etymology

From Sogdian [script needed] (jγʾr, “cry”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʒa.ˈɣaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ɣɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒæ.ɢɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʒä.ʁɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	žaġār
Dari reading^?	žaġār
Iranian reading^?	žaġâr
Tajik reading^?	žaġor

Noun

ژغار • (žaġâr)

roar, yell, bellow

References

Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 100

Further reading

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ژغار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press