خباره

Persian

Alternative forms

• خَپاره (xapâre)

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p- (“to try, to research”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós), Latin sapiō, Old English sefa (“mind, spirit, mood”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.βɑː.ɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.bɑː.ɾä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.bɑː.ɾä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.bɑː.ɾä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.bɔː.ɾä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.bɒː.ɹe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.bɔ.ɾä]

Readings
Classical reading?	xaḇāra
Dari reading?	xabāra
Iranian reading?	xabâre
Tajik reading?	xabora

Noun

خباره • (xabâre) (plural خبارگان)

1. (archaic) an adept, adroit, artful, deft, skilled, skillful, or versed person

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خباره”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press