جنگ‌افزار

Persian

Etymology

Compound of (jang, “war, battle”) +‎ (afzār / afzâr, “wear, instrument, means, tool”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.ɡaf.ˈzaːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡäf.zɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡäf.zɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡäf.zɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæɲ.ɡʲæf.zɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäŋ.ɡäf.zɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jangafzār
Dari reading^?	jangafzār
Iranian reading^?	jangafzâr
Tajik reading^?	jangafzor

Noun

جنگ‌افزار • (jang-afzār / jang-afzâr) (Tajik spelling ҷангафзор)

weapon
Synonyms: سلاح (silāh / selâh), (archaic) یراق (yarāq / yarâġ)

Derived terms

جنگ‌افزار هسته‌ای (jang-afzār-i hasta-ī / jang-afzâr-e haste-i, “nuclear weapon”)