وطن‌پرست

Persian

Etymology

From وَطَن (watan / vatan, “homeland”) +‎ ـپَرَسْت (-parast).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wa.tan.pa.ˈrast/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.t̪ʰäm.pʰä.ɾást̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.t̪ʰäm.pʰä.ɾást̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.t̪ʰäm.pʰä.ɾást̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.t̪ʰäm.pʰä.ɾást̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.t̪ʰæm.pʰæ.ɹǽst̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.t̪ʰäm.pʰä.ɾást̪]

• Rhymes: -ast

Readings
Classical reading?	watanparast
Dari reading?	watanparast
Iranian reading?	vatanparast
Tajik reading?	vatanparast

Noun

وطن‌پرست • (watan-parast / vatan-parast) (Tajik spelling ватанпараст)

1. patriot

Usage notes

• Like English patriot vs. nationalist, وطن‌پرست (“watan-parast / vatan-parast”) has a more positive connotation than ملی‌گرا (millī-garā / melli-garâ, “nationalist”).

Derived terms

• وطن‌پرستانه (watan-parastāna / vatan-parastâne)
• وطن‌پرستی (watan-parastī / vatan-parasti)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: vətənpərəst
• → Gujarati: વતનપરસ્ત (vatnaprast)
• → Turkmen: watanparaz