ابتکار

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِبْتِكَار (ibtikār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔib.ti.ˈkaːr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔib.t̪ʰi.kʰɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeb.t̪ʰe.kʰɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔib.t̪ʰi.kʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ibtikār
Dari reading?	ibtikār
Iranian reading?	ebtekâr
Tajik reading?	ibtikor

• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Noun

ابتکار • (ebtekâr)

1. initiative

   ابتکار و خلاقیت ― ebtekâr o xallâqiyyat ― initiative and creativity

   به ابتکار رئیس‌جمهور

   be ebtekâr-e ra'is-jomhur

   on the initiative of the president

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “ابتکار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim