کاردار

Persian

Etymology

From کار (kâr, “work”) +‎ دار (dâr, present stem of داشتن (dâštan)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaːr.ˈdaːr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːɾ.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːɹ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔɾ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

• Rhymes: -aːr

Readings
Classical reading?	kārdār
Dari reading?	kārdār
Iranian reading?	kârdâr
Tajik reading?	kordor

Noun

کاردار • (kārdār / kârdâr) (plural کارداران (kārdārān / kârdârân), Tajik spelling кордор)

1. chargé d'affaires
2. (obsolete) vizier, minister

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “کار دار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• “کاردار”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2026