اصول‌گرا

Persian

Etymology

From اصول (osul, “principles, fundamentals”) +‎ ـگرا (-garâ, “-ist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.suːl.ɡa.ɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.suːl.ɡä.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.suːl.ɡä.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.suːl.ɡä.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.sul.ɡä.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.suːl.ɡʲæ.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.sul.ɡä.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	usūl-garā
Iranian reading?	osul-garâ
Tajik reading?	usul-garo

Noun

اصول‌گرا • (osul-garâ)

1. fundamentalist

   Antonym: اصلاح طلب (eslâh-talab, “radicalist”)