دموکراسی

Persian

Alternative forms

• دمکراسی (demokrâsi)

Etymology

Borrowed from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.moːk.ɾɑː.siː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.moːk.ɾɑː.siː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.moːk.ɾɑː.siː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.mʊːk.ɾɔː.si]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.mokʲ.ɹɒː.siː]

Readings
Dari reading?	damōkrāsī
Iranian reading?	demokrâsi

Noun

Dari	دموکراسی, دیموکراسی
Iranian Persian	دموکراسی
Tajik	демукросӣ

دموکراسی • (demokrâsi)

1. democracy

   Synonym: مردم‌سالاری (mardom-sâlâri)

Usage notes

• In Dari, the spelling دیموکراسی (dēmōkrāsī) is prescribed, but less common.

Related terms

• دموکراتیک (demokrâtik, “democratic”)
• دموکرات (demokrât, “democrat”)
• دموکراتیزاسیون (demokrâtizâsyon, “democratization”)