افسر

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? afsar
Dari reading? afsar
Iranian reading? afsar
Tajik reading? afsar

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (’p̄ysl /⁠aꞵesar⁠/). Further possibly containing a deformed prefix to سر (sar, head) and a clipped ending after a Proto-Iranian *upasarah.

Noun

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افسر (afsar) (plural افسرها (afsar-hâ))

  1. (archaic) crown, diadem
    Synonyms: تاج (tâj), کلاه (kolâh), دیهیم (deyhim), اکلیل (eklil)
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      که جاوید باد افسر و تخت او
      ز خورشید تابنده‌تر بخت او
      ke jâvid bâd afsar o taxte 'u
      ze xoršid tâbande-tar baxte 'u
      May his crown and throne be ever-lasting
      May his fortune be brighter than the sun
Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: əfsər
  • Ottoman Turkish: افسر (efser)
See also
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English officer.

Noun

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افسر (afsar) (plural افسران (afsarân))

  1. (military, Iran) officer
    Synonym: (Dari) آفیسر (âfiser)

References

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