کنداوری

Persian

Alternative forms

• گُنداوَری (gondâvari)

Etymology

Arabized form of گُنداوَری (gondâvari)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kun.dɑː.wa.ˈɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊn̪.d̪ɑː.wä.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊn̪.d̪ɑː.wä.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰʊn̪.d̪ɑː.wä.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰun̪.d̪ɔː.wä.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰon̪.d̪ɒː.væ.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰun̪.d̪ɔ.vä.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	kundāwarī
Dari reading?	kundāwarī
Iranian reading?	kondâvari
Tajik reading?	kundovarī

Noun

کنداوری • (kondâvari)

1. (archaic) valour, courage
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     چگونه سرآمد به نیک‌اختری
     بر ایشان بر آن روز کُنداوَری

     čegune sar âmad be nik-axtari
     bar išân bar ân ruze kondâvari.

     Behold how the good fortune and valour of the olden kings faded into oblivion.

2. (archaic) masculinity, manliness

Synonyms

• رِشادت (rešâdat), دِلیری (deliri), دِلاوَری (delâvari)

Related terms

• گُنداور (gondâvar), گُند (gond)

References

ʿAmīd, Ḥasan (1985) “کنداوری”, in Farhang-e Fārsī-e ʿAmīd (in Persian), Tehrān: Amīrkabīr