یار غار

Persian

Etymology

یار (yâr, friend) +‎ غار (ġâr, cave), with ezâfe marking possession: "friend of the cave." From an episode alluded to in the Qur'an (9:40) and later elaborated by the Islamic tradition, in which the Prophet Muhammad hides with his friend Abu Bakr in a cave when pursued by the pagan tribe of Quraysh.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? yāri ġār
Dari reading? yāri ġār
Iranian reading? yâre ġâr
Tajik reading? yori ġor

Noun

یارِ غار • (yâr-e ġâr)

  1. (figurative) intimate friend, loyal friend