وفادار

Persian

Etymology

From (vafâ) +‎ (dâr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wa.faː.ˈdaːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.fɑː.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.fɑː.d̪ɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.fɔː.d̪ɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.fɒː.d̪ɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.fɔ.d̪ɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wafādār
Dari reading^?	wafādār
Iranian reading^?	vafâdâr
Tajik reading^?	vafodor

Noun

وفادار • (wafādār / vafâdâr) (Tajik spelling вафодор)

loyal person

Adjective

وفادار • (wafādār / vafâdâr) (Tajik spelling вафодор)

loyal, faithful

Derived terms

وفاداری

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “وفادار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “وفادار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
“وفادار”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025