یار غار

Persian

Etymology

یار (yâr, “friend”) +‎ غار (ğâr, “cave”), with ezâfe marking possession: "friend of the cave." From an episode alluded to in the Qur'an (9:40) and later elaborated by the Islamic tradition, in which the Prophet Muhammad hides with his friend Abu Bakr in a cave when pursued by the pagan tribe of Quraysh.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾɪ ɣɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾɪ ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾɪ ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jɔː.ɾi ɣɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jɒː.ɹe qɒːɹ]

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

Readings
Classical reading?	yāri ğār
Dari reading?	yāri ğār
Iranian reading?	yâre ğâr
Tajik reading?	yori ġor

Noun

یارِ غار • (yâr-e ğâr)

1. (figurative) intimate friend, loyal friend