کاردار
Persian
Etymology
From کار (kâr, “work”) + دار (dâr, present stem of داشتن (dâštan)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kaːr.ˈdaːr/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɑːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒːɹ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔɾ.d̪ɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kārdār |
| Dari reading? | kārdār |
| Iranian reading? | kârdâr |
| Tajik reading? | kordor |
Noun
کاردار • (kārdār / kârdâr) (plural کارداران (kārdārān / kârdârân), Tajik spelling кордор)
- chargé d'affaires
- (obsolete) vizier, minister
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “کار دار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- “کاردار”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژهجو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025