پرستار

پرستار

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫‎ (plstʾl /paristār/, “maidservant, slave”), equivalent to پرست‎ (parast-, present stem of پرستیدن‎ (parastidan, “to worship”)) +‎ ـار‎ (-âr).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /paɾastɒːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /pæɾæstɒːɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /paɾastɔːɾ/

پرستار (parastâr)

Noun

پرستار • (parastâr) (plural پرستاران‎ (parastârân) or پرستارها‎ (parastâr-hâ))

1. nurse
2. (obsolete) servant, maidservant, slave
   • 10th century, Ferdowsi, The Shahnameh:

     ‏که دانا پرستار نادان شود […] ‎

     ke dânâ parastâr-e nâdân šavad […]

     when the wise will become slaves to the ignorant […]

3. (now rare) worshipper, adorer

Derived terms

• پرستاری‎ (parastâri)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pərəstar
• → Hindustani: parastār

  Urdu: پرستار‎

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Urdu

Noun

پرستار • (parastār) m

1. adorer
2. worshipper
3. servant, slave