اشترخار

Persian

Alternative forms

• شترخار (šotorxâr)
• اشترغار (oštorğâr), شترغار (šotorğâr) (influenced by Arabic)
• اشترغاز (oštorğâz), شترغاز (šotorğâz) (influenced by Arabic mispointing)

Etymology

From اشتر (oštor, “camel”) +‎ خار (xâr, “thorn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔuʃ.tuɾ.xɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊʃ.t̪ʰʊɾ.xɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊʃ.t̪ʰʊɾ.xɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊʃ.t̪ʰʊɾ.xɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔuʃ.t̪ʰuɾ.xɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔoʃ.t̪ʰoɹ.xɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuʃ.t̪ʰuɾ.χɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ušturxār
Dari reading?	ušturxār
Iranian reading?	oštorxâr
Tajik reading?	ušturxor

Noun

اشترخار • (oštorxâr)

1. (archaic) camelthorn

Descendants

• → Arabic: أُشْتُرْغَار (ʔušturḡār), أُشْتُرْخَار (ʔušturḵār); أُشْتُرْغَاز (ʔušturḡāz)

References

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