ابزار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄cʾl, ʾp̄zʾl /⁠abzār⁠/, “instrument, means; spice”). See Old Armenian օճառ (ōčaṙ) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaβ.ˈzɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæb.zɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.zɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇzār
Dari reading?	abzār
Iranian reading?	abzâr
Tajik reading?	abzor

• Audio (Iran):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

ابزار • (abzâr)

1. tool, instrument, implement, means

Further reading

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 4