یار

یار

See also: يار‎ and ياز‎

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of Middle Persian (and archaic New Persian) یاور‎ (yâvar). Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian hyʾr (/hayyār/, “helper, friend”). Related to عیار‎ ('ayyâr, “ayyar”).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /jɑːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /jɒːɾ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /jɔɾ/

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

Dari	یار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ёр (yor)

یار • (yâr) (plural یاران‎ (yârân))

1. (literary) friend, lover, companion
2. (literary) assistant, defender, helper
3. (sports) a player in a team
4. strength, power
5. pestle

Derived terms

• یار و یاور‎ (yâr-o-yâvar)
• یارانه‎ (yârâne)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: yar
• Chagatai: يار‎
  • Uyghur: يار‎ (yar)
  • Uzbek: yor / ёр (yor)
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: यार (yār)
  • Urdu: یار‎ (yār)
  • → English: yaar
• Kazakh: жар (jar)
• Middle Armenian: եար (ear)
  • Armenian: յար (yar)
• Ottoman Turkish: یار‎ (yār)
  • Turkish: yar
• Punjabi: یار‎ (yār) / ਯਾਰ (yār)
• Rajasthani: यार (yār)

See also

• یاور‎ (yâvar)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “يار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 1525
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 399

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Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian یار‎ (yâr).

Noun

یار • (yar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਯਾਰ)

1. friend, pal
2. dude

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian یار‎ (yâr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jɑːɾ/

Noun

یار • (yār) m or f (Hindi spelling यार)

1. pal
2. buddy
3. friend
4. comrade
5. companion
6. lover
7. mistress

Descendants

• → English: yaar

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu یار‎ (yār).

Noun

یار (yār)

1. friend, buddy, pal
2. lover