استکبار

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِكْبَار (istikbār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.tik.ˈbɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪk.bɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪk.bɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪk.bɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰik.bɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰekʲ.bɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰik.bɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	istikbār
Dari reading?	istikbār
Iranian reading?	estekbâr
Tajik reading?	istikbor

Noun

استکبار • (estekbâr)

1. arrogance, conceit

Derived terms

• استکبار جهانی (estekbâr-e jahâni)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “استکبار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim