استخر

See also: أستجر, أشتجر, اشتجر, and استجر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (Stakhr, “strong(hold)”). According to Ernst Herzfeld, who based his conclusion on numismatic evidence, the Middle Persian word derives from Old Persian [script needed] (Pārsa-staxra, “"stronghold of Pars"”). The semantic change in New Persian is most probably due to the well known water reservoirs, dams and other irrigation apparatus built in the city of Istakhr by the Buyid prince 'Adud al-Dawla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.taxɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰäxɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰäxɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰäxɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰäxɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰæxɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰäχɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	istaxr
Dari reading?	istaxr
Iranian reading?	estaxr
Tajik reading?	istaxr

• Audio (Iran):

  (file)

Noun

استخر • (estaxr)

1. pond, pool
2. swimming pool

Proper noun

استخر • (estaxr)

1. City of Istakhr

Alternative forms

• اصطخر (Istakhr) (dated)