بیکار
See also: پیکار
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From بیـ (bi-, “without”) + کار (kâr, “work, occupation, things to do”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [beː.ˈkɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [biː.kʰɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [be.kʰɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bēkār |
| Dari reading? | bēkār |
| Iranian reading? | bikâr |
| Tajik reading? | bekor |
Adjective
[edit]| Dari | بیکار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бекор |
بیکار • (bikâr)
- unemployed, jobless
- (somewhat derogatory) idle, inactive
Noun
[edit]| Dari | بیکار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бекор |
بیکار • (bikâr) (plural بیکاران (bikârân))
- an unemployed person
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: բեքար (bekʻar)
- → Bengali: বেকার (bekar)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kazakh: бекер (beker)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بیكار (bekâr)
- → Punjabi: ਬੇਕਾਰ (bekār)