هرکس

Persian

Etymology

From هر (har, “each, every”) +‎ کس (kas, “person”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häɾ.kʰäs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häɾ.kʰäs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.kʰäs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.kʰäs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæɹ.kʰʲæs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häɾ.kʰäs]

Readings
Classical reading?	harkas
Dari reading?	harkas
Iranian reading?	harkas
Tajik reading?	harkas

Pronoun

هرکس • (harkas)

1. anyone, anybody
2. everyone, everybody

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: hər kəs
• → Ottoman Turkish: هركس (herkes)
  • Turkish: herkes