جهانخوار

Persian

Etymology

جهان (jahân, “world”) +‎ خوار (xâr, “-eater”). Associated with the rhetoric of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.haːn.ˈxaːr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɑːn.xɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɑːn.xɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːɑːn.xɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔːɔːn.xɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.ɦɒːn.xɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.ɦɔn.χɔ́ɾ]

• Rhymes: -aːr

Readings
Classical reading?	jahānxār
Dari reading?	jahānxār
Iranian reading?	jahânxâr
Tajik reading?	jahonxor

Adjective

جهانخوار • (jahânxâr)

1. (derogatory, officialese, dysphemistic) "world-consuming"; a derogatory epithet for Western imperialism and the Western powers.

   استعمارگری جهانخوار ― este'mârgari-ye jahânxâr ― world-consuming colonialism

Derived terms

• جهانخواری (jahânxâri)