تسخیر

See also: تسخير, تسحير, and تشجير

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَسْخِير (tasḵīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tas.xiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæs.xiːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.χiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tasxīr
Dari reading?	tasxīr
Iranian reading?	tasxir
Tajik reading?	tasxir

Noun

تَسخیر • (tasxir)

1. conquest, subjugation

   Synonym: فتح (fath)

   • c. 1670, Ṣāʾib-i Tabrīzī, “Ghazal 2697”, in دیوان‎^[1]:

     سعی در تسخیر دل‌ها کن که چون این دست داد
     ملک آب و گل به آسانی مسخر می‌شود

     sa'y dar tasxīr-i dil-hā kun ki čūn īn dast dād
     mulk-i āb u gil ba āsānī musaxxar mē-šawad

     Strive in the conquest of hearts, for when this comes to pass,
     The kingdom of water and earth [the physical human body] shall be conquered with ease.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. captivation, being captivated

Derived terms

• تسخیر کردن (tasxir kardan)