تغییر

See also: تغيير

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَغْيِير (taḡyīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taɣˈjiːr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɣjíːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɣjíːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɣ.jíːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɣ.jíɾ]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæɢjíːɹ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæɢjíːɹ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ˈɢiːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäʁjíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	taġyīr
Dari reading?	taġyīr
Iranian reading?	taġyir
Tajik reading?	taġyir

Noun

تغییر • (taġyīr / taġyir) (plural تغییرات (taġyīrāt / taġyirât), or تغییرها (taġyīr-hā / taġyir-hâ), Tajik spelling тағйир)

1. change, modification

   تغییر مذهب ― taġyir-e mazhab ― change of religion

   تغییرات اقلیمی ― taġyirât-e eqlimi ― climate change

Derived terms

• (transitive) تغییر دادن (taġyir dâdan, “to change”)
• (intransitive) تغییر کردن (taġyir kardan, “to change, to vary”)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• تغیر (tağīr)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تغییر (taġyīr), from Arabic تَغْيِير (taḡyīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əɣ.jiːɾ/

Noun

تَغْیِیر • (tağyīr) f (Hindi spelling तग़ीर)

1. change, alteration (for the worse)

   Synonym: تبدیل (tabdīl)

Adjective

تَغْیِیر • (tağyīr) (Hindi spelling तग़ीर)

1. changed, altered

   Synonym: تبدیل (tabdīl)

References

• “تغییر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تغییر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.