ارتش

Persian

Etymology

A false back-formation introduced during the Reza Shah regime's Persianization program, from ارتشدار‎ (artešdâr). Erroneously assuming that it was a compound word made from two parts with the latter دار‎ (dâr, “haver”), the solecism was nonetheless officially approved.

Displaced Turkic اردو‎ (ordu) in Iranian Persian.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾˈtiʃ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾˈtɪʃ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æɾˈteʃ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /aɾˈtiʃ/

Noun

Dari	اردو‎
Iranian Persian	ارتش
Tajik	артиш (artiš)

ارتش • (arteš)

(Iran, military) army
Synonyms: اردو‎ (ordu), سپاه‎ (sepâh), لشکر‎ (laškar)
(Iran) Islamic Republic of Iran Army

Derived terms

ارتشی‎ (arteši)
ارتشبد‎ (artešbod)

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