پیشاور

Persian

Alternative forms

• پشاور (pišāwar / pešâvar), پیشاوور (pēšāwūr / pišâvur)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura). Compare Pashto پېښَوَر (pex̌awar), Urdu پِشاوَر (piśāvar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /peː.ʃaː.ˈwar/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.ʃɑː.wäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.ʃɑː.wäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.ʃɑː.wäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.ʃɔː.wäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.ʃɒː.væɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰe.ʃɔ.väɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	pēšāwar
Dari reading?	pēšāwar
Iranian reading?	pišâvar
Tajik reading?	pešovar

Proper noun

پیشاور • (pēšāwar / pišâvar) (Tajik spelling Пешовар)

1. Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).