بی‌سواد

Persian

Etymology

بیـ (bi-) +‎ سواد (savâd)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.sa.wɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.sä.wɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.sä.wɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.sä.wɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.sä.wɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.sæ.vɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.sä.vɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēsawāḏ
Dari reading?	bēsawād
Iranian reading?	bisavâd
Tajik reading?	besavod

Adjective

بی‌سواد • (bi-savâd)

1. illiterate