افتخار

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِفْتِخار‎ (iftiḵār, “haughtiness, loftiness”). Compare Arabic فَخْر‎ (faḵr, “honour, pride”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ti.ˈxɑːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.xɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.xɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.xɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.t̪ʰe.xɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.χɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	iftixār
Dari reading^?	iftixār
Iranian reading^?	eftexâr
Tajik reading^?	iftixor

Rhymes: -âr

Noun

افتخار • (eftexâr)

honour
Synonym: عِزَّت‎ ('ezzat)
pride
Synonyms: سَربُلَندی‎ (sarbolandi), سَرَافرازی‎ (sarafrâzi)

Derived terms

Derived terms

اِفتِخار کَردَن‎ (eftexâr kardan)
اِفتِخارآمیز‎ (eftexâr-âmiz)
اِفتِخاری‎ (eftexâri)
اِفتِخار آفرین‎ (eftexâr âfarin)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “افتخار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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