چندهمسری

Persian

Alternative forms

• چند همسری

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Persian 𐭰𐭭𐭣 (čand)

Persian چند (čand)

Proto-Iranian *hamHáh

Old Persian 𐏃𐎶 (h-m)

Middle Persian hm

Persian هم (ham)

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os ~ ḱŕ̥h₂-es-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has

Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah

Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/)

Persian سر (sar)

Persian همسر (hamsar)

Persian ـی (-i)

Persian چندهمسری

From چند (čand, “several”) + همسر (hamsar, “spouse”) + ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰän̪d̪.häm.sä.ɾíː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæn̪d̪.hæm.sæ.ɹíː]

Readings
Dari reading?	čandhamsarī
Iranian reading?	čandhamsari

Noun

چندهمسری • (čandhamsari)

1. polygamy