همواره

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (h(')mw'l(-k') /⁠hāmwār(ag)⁠/, “always”). By surface analysis, هم (ham) +‎ ـواره (-vâre).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ham.wɑː.ˈɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.wɑː.ɾǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.wɑː.ɾǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.wɑː.ɾǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.wɔː.ɾǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæɱ.vɒː.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häɱ.vɔ.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamwāra
Dari reading?	hamwāra
Iranian reading?	hamvâre
Tajik reading?	hamvora

Adverb

همواره • (hamvâre)

1. always; constantly

   Synonyms: پیوسته (peyvaste), همیشه (hamiše)

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Anōshērwān”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     تو از آز باشی همیشه به رنج
     که همواره سیری نیابی ز گنج

     tu az āz bāšī hamēša ba ranj
     ki hamwāra sērī na-yābī zi ganj

     You shall always be in torment from greed,
     You shall never find satisfaction from treasure.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “همواره”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim