مسخره

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (masḵara).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mas.xa.ˈra/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.xä.ɾá]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.xä.ɾá]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäs.xä.ɾá]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäs.xä.ɾá]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæs.xæ.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.χä.ɾá]

Readings
Classical reading?	masxara
Dari reading?	masxara
Iranian reading?	masxare
Tajik reading?	masxara

Noun

مسخره • (masxara / masxare) (Tajik spelling масхара)

1. clown, buffoon; ridiculous person
2. amusing behavior; ridiculous behavior
3. mockery; ridicule

Derived terms

• مسخره کردن (masxara kardan / masxare kardan, “to ridicule”)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মস্করা (moskora)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मसख़रा (masxarā)

  Urdu: مَسْخَرَہ (masxara)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਸਖ਼ਰਾ (masxarā)

  Shahmukhi script: مَشکَرا (maśkarā)

• → Turkmen: masgara
• → Uyghur: مەسخىرە (mesxire)
• → Uzbek: masxara

Adjective

مسخره • (masxara / masxare) (Tajik spelling масхара)

1. ridiculous; absurd

   درخواست مسخره ― darxâst-e masxare ― absurd request

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root م س خ ر (0 c, 2 e)