چهر

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian cyhl (čihr, “origin, lineage”), from Old Persian *ciθrah (“type, form; lineage”), borrowed from Old Median *ciθrah, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ciθráh.

Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (ciθra) and a doublet of Old Persian 𐎨𐎡𐏂 (čiçaʰ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃihɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe̞ɦɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe̞ɦɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰeɦɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰeɦɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	čihr
Dari reading?	čehr
Iranian reading?	čehr
Tajik reading?	čehr

Noun

چهر • (čehr)

1. (archaic) origin; lineage