جواهر

See also: خواهر

Arabic

Noun

جَوَاهِر • (jawāhir) pl

1. plural of جَوْهَر (jawhar)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), plural of جَوْهَر (jawhar), itself in Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar); جواهر (javâher) has become singular in Persian and so has its own plural forms despite its etymology as a plural form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.wɑː.hiɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.ɦɪɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.ɦɪɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wɑː.jɪɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wɔː.jiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.vɒː.ɦeɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.vɔ.ɦiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jawāhir
Dari reading?	jawāhir
Iranian reading?	javâher
Tajik reading?	javohir

Noun

جواهر • (javâher) (plural جواهرات (javâher-ât) or جواهرها (javâher-hâ))

1. jewel, jewellery

   Synonym: گوهر (gowhar)

Derived terms

• جواهر شناس (javâher-šenâš)
• جواهر شناسی (javâher-šenâši)
• جواهرفروش (javâher-foruš)
• جواهرفروشی (javâher-foruši)
• جواهری (javâheri)

 

Proper noun

جواهر • (javâher)

1. a female given name, Javaher

Noun

جواهر • (javâher)

1. plural of جوهر