کنار

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian knʾl (kanār, “side, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kenɒːɾ/

Noun

کنار • (kenâr)

1. side
2. edge
3. coast

Usage notes

• (side): کنار (kenâr) is often used like a preposition except that it is read with ezafe.

See also

• Nouns used like prepositions but read with ezafe: رو (ru), پهلو (pahlu), پشت (pošt), جلو (jelo), عقب (aqab), زیر (zir)

Adverb

1. aside

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

کنار • (konâr)

1. Ziziphus, especially of species Ziziphus spina-christi