ابزار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄cʾl, ʾp̄zʾl /⁠abzār⁠/, “instrument, means; spice”). See Old Armenian օճառ (ōčaṙ) for more.

Pronunciation

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(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaβ.ˈzɑːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæb.zɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	aḇzār
Dari reading^?	abzār
Iranian reading^?	abzâr
Tajik reading^?	abzor

Rhymes: -âr

Noun

ابزار • (abzâr)

tool, instrument, implement, means

Further reading

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4

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