جهانخوار
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]جهان (jahân, “world”) + خوار (xâr, “-eater”). Associated with the rhetoric of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒæ.ɦɒːn.xɒ́ːɹ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Iranian reading? | jahânxâr |
Adjective
[edit]جهانخوار • (jahânxâr)
- (derogatory, officialese) "world-consuming"; a derogatory epithet for Western imperialism and the Western powers.
- استعمارگری جهانخوار ― este'mârgari-ye jahânxâr ― world-consuming colonialism
Derived terms
[edit]- جهانخواری (jahânxâri)