بختیار

Persian

Etymology

From بخت +‎ یار.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bax.ti.ˈjɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäx.t̪ʰi.jɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäx.t̪ʰi.jɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäx.t̪ʰi.jɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäx.t̪ʰi.jɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæx.t̪i.jɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäχ.t̪ʰi.jɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	baxtiyār
Dari reading?	baxtiyār
Iranian reading?	baxtiyâr
Tajik reading?	baxtiyor

• Rhymes: -âr

Adjective

بختیار • (baxtiâr)

1. auspicious, lucky

Derived terms

• بختیاری (baxtiâri)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bəxtiyar
• → Kazakh: Бақтияр (Baqtiär)
• → Ottoman Turkish: بختیار (bahtiyar)
  • Turkish: Bahtiyar, bahtiyar