دکتور

Persian

Alternative forms

• داکتر (dâktar) (official Dari spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰoːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰoːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰoːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äk.t̪ʰʊːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ækʰʲ.t̪ʰuːɹ]

Readings
Dari reading?	daktōr
Iranian reading?	daktur

Noun

Dari	داکتر
Iranian Persian	دكتور
Tajik	духтур

دکتور • (doktur, doktôr)

1. doctor

Usage notes

• Though the official spelling in Dari is داکتر (dâktar) it is not uncommon to use دکتور (duktôr).