اداره

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِدَارَة (ʔidāra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

اداره • (edâre)

1. office (a building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed)

   Synonym: (more common) دفتر (daftar)

2. administration (of public affairs) (the act of administering the services rendered or duties assumed)

   اداره امور عمومی ― edâre-ye omur-e 'omumi ― public administration

   اداره کردن ― edâre kardan ― to manage, run, be in charge of

3. bureau, agency, administration (an official body that administers)
   1. directorate (an agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department)
   2. office (a major administrative division, notably in certain governmental administrations)

Related terms

• اداره کردن (edâre kardan)
• اداره پست (edâre-ye post)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: इदारा (idārā)

  Urdu: ادارہ (idārā)

See also

• مدیریت (modiriyyat, “(the process or act of) managing, administering; management, administration”)