زیرـ

Persian

Etymology

From زیر (“under; bottom part”). See there for further details.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zeːɾ.]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zeːɾ.]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zeːɾ.]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zeːɾ.]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ziːɹ.]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zeɾ.]

Readings
Classical reading?	zēr-
Dari reading?	zēr-
Iranian reading?	zir-
Tajik reading?	zer-

Prefix

زیرـ • (zir-)

1. sub-

Derived terms

• زیرزمین (zirzamin, “basement”)
• زیرساخت (zirsâxt, “infrastructure”)
• زیرنویس (zirnevis, “subtitle”)