انگار

See also: انکار

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).

Noun

انگار (angár)

1. fire

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “انگار”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎^[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔan.ɡɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeŋ.ɡɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	angār
Dari reading?	angār
Iranian reading?	engâr
Tajik reading?	angor

Verb

انگار • (engâr)

1. present stem form of انگاشتن (engâštan, “to suppose; to imagine”).

Conjunction

انگار • (engâr)

1. (somewhat colloquial) as if

   طوری با من حرف می‌زد انگار من ایرانی‌ام.

   towri bâ man harf mi-zad engâr man irâni-am.

   He was speaking to me as if I were Iranian.

2. (somewhat colloquial) it’s as if; it’s like; it seems like

   انگار این و نمی‌دونستی. (colloquial)

   engâr in o ne-mi-dunesti.

   Looks like you didn’t know this.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ہگار (hagār).

Noun

اَنگار (angār)

1. fire