باژدار

See also: باردار‎

Persian

Alternative forms

باجدار‎ (bâjdâr)

Etymology

‎ (bâž, “tribute”) +‎ ‎ (-dâr)

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /bɒːʒdɒːɾ/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /bɒːʒdɒːɾ/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /bɔːʒdɔːɾ/
Rhymes: -âr

Noun

باژدار • (bâždâr)

a revenue collector

Synonyms

باژبان‎ (bâžbân)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: باجدار‎ (bacdar)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bàždār / ба̀жда̄р

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “باجدار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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