ابزار
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See also: ابراز
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄cʾl, ʾp̄zʾl /abzār/, “instrument, means; spice”). See Old Armenian օճառ (ōčaṙ) for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔab.ˈzaːɾ/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæb.zɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.zɔ́ɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | abzār |
Dari reading? | abzār |
Iranian reading? | abzâr |
Tajik reading? | abzor |
Noun
[edit]ابزار • (abzār / abzâr) (Tajik spelling абзор)
- tool, instrument, implement
- شامپانزهها برای شکار از ابزار استفاده میکنند.
- šâmpânze-hâ barâ-ye šekâr az abzâr estefâde mi-konand.
- Chimpanzees use tools to hunt.
Descendants
[edit]- Hebrew: אַבְזָר (avzár, “accessory”)
Further reading
[edit]- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4