باژدار

See also: باردار

Persian

Alternative forms

• باجدار (bâjdâr)

Etymology

From باژ (bâž, “tribute”) +‎ ـدار (-dâr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.dɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːʒ.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːʒ.d̪ɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒːʒ.d̪ɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔʒ.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāždār
Dari reading?	bāždār
Iranian reading?	bâždâr
Tajik reading?	boždor

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

باژدار • (bâždâr)

1. a revenue collector

Synonyms

• باژبان (bâžbân)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: باجدار (bacdar)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: bàždār / ба̀жда̄р

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “باجدار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul