یاور

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Parthian ʾdyʾwr (/⁠aδyāwar⁠/, “helper, friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒːvæɾ/

Noun

Dari	یاور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ёвар

یاور • (yâvar)

1. (literary) assistant
2. (obsolete) police officer
3. (obsolete) major (military)

Related terms

• یاوری (yâvari)
• یار و یاور (yâr-o-yâvar)