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پیر
پیر
Persian
| Dari | پیر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | پیر |
| Tajik | пир (pir) |
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian pyl (pīr, “old, aged, ancient”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːɾ/, [pʰiːɾ]
Adjective
پیر • (pir) (comparative پیرتر, superlative پیرترین)
Usage notes
When used with the words مرد (mard, “man”) and زن (zan, “woman”), پیر (pir) usually precedes them.
- پیر مرد (pir mard, “old man”)
- پیر زن (pir zan, “old woman”)
These are sometimes treated as compound words, i.e. پیرزن (pir-e-zan, pir-zan) and پیرمرد (pir-e-mard, pir-mard).
Inflection
basic forms of پیر
| bare | پیر (pir) |
|---|---|
| ezâfé | پیر (pir-e) |
| marked indefinite, relative definite | پیری (pir-i) |
predicative forms of پیر
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (I am/we are) | پیرم (píram) | پیریم (pírim) |
| 2nd person (you are) | پیری (píri) | پیرید (pírid) پیرین (pírin) (colloquial) |
| 3rd person (he, she, it is/they are) | پیر است (pír ast) پیره (píre) (colloquial) |
پیرند (pírand) پیرن (píran) (colloquial) |
Derived terms
Noun
پیر • (pir)
- (Sufism) Pir, Sheikh
Etymology 2
From پدر (pidar)
Alternative forms
- پدر (pedar)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈjæɾ/
Noun
پیر • (piyar)
- (dialectal, Harat) father