سالار
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /sālār/), a pre-Middle Persian compound of 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /sar/, “head”) + [script needed] (-dʾr /-dār/, “-holder, -keeper”), with the regular phonetic shift *sar(a)-dàr(a)- > *sardàr > *sarlàr > sālār. Compare دل (del), گل (gol) for the phonetic change. Note Old Armenian սաղար (sałar), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of سردار (sardâr).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sɑːˈlɑːɾ/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /sɑːˈlɑːɾ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /sɒːˈlɒːɾ/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /sɔˈlɔɾ/
- Rhymes: -âr
Noun
سالار • (sâlâr) (plural سالارها (sâlâr-hâ) or سالاران (sâlârân))
- leader
- military commander
- (dated) hakim, king
Related terms
- سر (sar), _دار (-dâr)
- سردار (sardâr)
- سپهسالار (sepahsâlâr)
- سالاری (sâlâri)
- مردمسالاری (mardom-sâlâri)
Descendants
- Urdu: سالار (sālār)
Proper noun
سالار • (sâlâr)
- a male given name, Salar
Further reading
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 235, 514