عاطر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاطِر (ʕāṭir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈtiɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ́ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ́ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰɪ́ɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.t̪ʰíɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.t̪ʰéɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.t̪ʰíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ātir
Dari reading?	ātir
Iranian reading?	âter
Tajik reading?	otir

Adjective

عاطر • (âter)

1. fragrant, aromatic

   Synonyms: خوشبو (xošbu), معطر (mo'atter)

2. Used as an honorific.

   خاطر عاطر ایشان

   xâter-e âter-e išân

   his excellency's honorable opinion

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عاطر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عاطر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim