کمزور

Persian

Alternative forms

  • کم‌زور (kam-zur)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kambʰ-
Proto-Iranian *kamb-
Proto-Iranian *kam(b)-na-
Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 (km /⁠kam⁠/)
Persian کَم (kam)
Middle Persian [script needed] (zwl /⁠zōr⁠/)
Persian زور (zōr / zur)
Persian کمزور

    From کَم (kam) + زور (zōr / zur).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? kamzōr
    Dari reading? kamzōr
    Iranian reading? kamzur
    Tajik reading? kamzür

    Adjective

    Dari کمزور
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik камзӯр

    کمزور • (kam-zur)

    1. powerless
    2. forceless
    3. weak

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ (kamzor)
      Shahmukhi script: کمزور (kamzor)

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کمزور (kamzor). By surface analysis, کم (kam, “little, less”) +‎ زور (zor, “strength, power”).

    Pronunciation

    (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəm.zoːɾ/

    Adjective

    کمزور • (kamzor) (Hindi spelling कमज़ोर)

    1. weak
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