پیامبر

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier پیغامبر (peyğâmbar), from Middle Persian pgtʾmbl (payğāmbar, “messenger, apostle”). Analysable as پیام (payâm, “message”) +‎ ـبر (-bar, “bearer, bringer”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.jɑːm.bǽɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰä.jɑːm.bǽɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰä.jɔːm.bǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? payāmbar
Dari reading? payāmbar
Iranian reading? peyâmbar
Tajik reading? payombar

Noun

Dari پیامبر
Iranian Persian
Tajik паёмбар

پیامبر • (payâmbar) (plural پیامبران (payâmbarân) or پیامبرها (payâmbar-hâ))

  1. (religion) prophet, messenger (of God)
    Synonyms: رسول (rasul), نبی (nabi)
    پیامبر اسلام ― payâmbar-e eslâm ― the prophet of Islam, i.e. Muhammad
  • پیام (payâm)
  • پیام‌آور (payâm-âvar, “messenger”, in general)

Descendants

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