کمتر
Persian
Etymology 1
From کم (kam, “few”) + ـتر (-tar, “-er”).
Alternative forms
- کمتر (kam-tar)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kam.ˈtaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäm.t̪ʰäɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæm.t̪ʰæɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäm.t̪ʰäɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kamtar |
| Dari reading? | kamtar |
| Iranian reading? | kamtar |
| Tajik reading? | kamtar |
| Dari | کمتر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | камтар |
Adjective
کمتر • (kamtar)
Adverb
کمتر • (kamtar)
- less than, fewer than
- Antonym: بیشتر (bištar, “more than”)
- بیست نفر کمتر
- bist nafar kamtar
- fewer than twenty people
Etymology 2
Noun
کمتر • (kamtar)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کمتر (kamtar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəm.t̪əɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Adjective
کَمْتَر • (kamtar) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling कमतर)
Derived terms
- کَمْتَری (kamtarī, “inferiority”)
Related terms
- کَمتَرِین (kamtarīn)
References
- “کمتر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.