اسکندر
Persian
Alternative forms
- سکندر (sekandar)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), via Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar). The first syllable was lost because it was interpreted as the definite article اَلْ (al-) in Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔis.kan.ˈdaɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔes.kʰʲæn̪.d̪ǽɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔis.kʰän̪.d̪ǽɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | iskandar |
| Dari reading? | iskandar |
| Iranian reading? | eskandar |
| Tajik reading? | iskandar |
Proper noun
| Dari | اسکندر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Искандар |
اسکندر • (eskandar)
- a male given name, Eskandar or Iskandar, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
- اسکندر مقدونی ― eskandar-e maqduni ― Alexander the Great (literally, “Alexander the Macedonian”)
Related terms
- الکساندر (aleksânder)
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