عیار
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See also: عيار
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Iranian ayyār; akin to Manichaean Middle Persian hyʾr (hayyār, “helper”). Partially borrowed from Arabic عَيَّار (ʕayyār, “vagabond”), from the root ع ي ر (ʕ-y-r) related with roaming and wandering.
Noun[edit]
عیار • ('ayyâr) (plural عیاران ('ayyârân))
- a bandit from a group of outlaws in Sassanid Persia and early Islamic era until Mongol invasion who were praised for their deeds which was robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.
- a vagabond, a tramp
Related terms[edit]
- یار (yâr)
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عیار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press