انگار

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See also: انکار

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).

Noun

انگار (angár)

  1. fire

References

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “انگار”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? angār
Dari reading? angār
Iranian reading? engâr
Tajik reading? angor

Verb

انگار (engâr)

  1. present stem form of انگاشتن (engâštan, to suppose; to imagine).

Conjunction

انگار (engâr)

  1. (somewhat colloquial) as if
    طوری با من حرف می‌زد انگار من ایرانی‌ام.
    towri bâ man harf mi-zad engâr man irâni-am.
    He was speaking to me as if I were Iranian.
  2. (somewhat colloquial) it’s as if; it’s like; it seems like
    انگار این و نمی‌دونستی. (colloquial)
    engâr in o ne-mi-dunesti.
    Looks like you didn’t know this.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ہگار (hagār).

Noun

اَنگار (angār)

  1. fire