باژدار

باژدار

See also: باردار‎

Persian

Alternative forms

• باجدار‎ (bâjdâr)

Etymology

باژ‎ (bâž, “tribute”) +‎ ـدار‎ (-dâr)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /bɑːʒdɑːɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /bɒːʒdɒːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /bɒːʒdɒːɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /bɔːʒdɔːɾ/
• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

باژدار • (bâždâr)

1. a revenue collector

Synonyms

• باژبان‎ (bâžbân)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: باجدار‎ (bacdar)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: bàždār / ба̀жда̄р

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “باجدار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul