تاجور

Persian

Etymology

From تاج (tāj / tâj, “crown”) +‎ ـور (-war / -var). Doublet of تکفور (takfūr / takfur, “Armenian king”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taːd͡ʒ.ˈwar/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.wáɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.wáɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.wáɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːd͡ʒ.wáɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒːd͡ʒ.vǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔd͡ʒ.váɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tājwar
Dari reading?	tājwar
Iranian reading?	tâjvar
Tajik reading?	tojvar

Noun

تاجور • (tājwar / tâjvar) (plural تاجوران (tājwarān / tâjvarân), or تاجورها (tājwar-hā / tâjvar-hâ), Tajik spelling тоҷвар)

1. (archaic) king
   • Ferdowsi

     اگر پادشاهی بود در گهر
     بباید که نیکی کند تاجور

     agar pādišāhī buwad dar guhar
     bibāyad ki nēkī kunad tājwar

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: تاجور (tâcver)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “تاجور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.