ناچار

Persian

Etymology

نا (nâ-, “without”) +‎ چار (čâr, from چاره (čâre, “remedy”)).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɑː.t͡ʃʰɑːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nɔː.t͡ʃʰɔːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? nāčār
Dari reading? nāčār
Iranian reading? nâčâr
Tajik reading? nočor

Adjective

ناچار • (nâčâr)

  1. without other choice, constrained
  2. indispensable
  3. helpless, miserable

Adverb

ناچار • (nâčâr)

  1. by necessity, obligedly

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: naçar
  • → Bashkir: насар (nasar)
  • → Bengali: নাচার (nacar)
  • → Central Kurdish: ناچار (naçar)
  • → Chagatai:
  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: ناچار (nācār)
  • → Kazakh: нашар (naşar)
  • → Kyrgyz: начар (nacar)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ناچار (nâçâr)
    > Turkish: naçar (inherited)
  • → Tatar: начар (naçar)

Uyghur

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic ناچار
Latin ‍nachar‍
Cyrillic начар

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناچار.

Adjective

ناچار • (nachar)

  1. weak, bad
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