ریاکار

Persian

Etymology

From ریا (riyâ, “hypocrisy”) +‎ کار (kâr, “work”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾi.jɑː.ˈkɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ri.jɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ri.jɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ri.jɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.jɔː.kʰɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹi.jɒː.kʰɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾi.jɔ.kʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	riyākār
Dari reading?	riyākār
Iranian reading?	riyâkâr
Tajik reading?	riyokor

Adjective

ریاکار • (riyâkâr)

1. hypocritical

Noun

ریاکار • (riyâkâr) (plural ریاکاران (riyâkârân) or ریاکارها (riyâkâr-hâ))

1. hypocrite

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: riyakar
• → Ottoman Turkish: ریاكار (riyâkâr)
  • Turkish: riyakâr

Further reading

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