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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian lškl (/laškar/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-s- (“to protect”). Compare Sanskrit रक्षति (rakṣati).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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laškar
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| Dari reading?
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laškar
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| Iranian reading?
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laškar
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| Tajik reading?
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laškar
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Noun
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لشکر
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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лашкар
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لشکر • (laškar) (plural لشکرها (laškar-hâ))
- army
- Synonym: سپاه (sepâh)
c. 1518, Selīm I, Dīvān of Sultan Selīm I:لشکر از تخت استانبول سوی ایران تاختم
سرخسر را غرقهٔ خون ملامت ساختم- laškar az taxt-i istânbûl sôy-i êrân tâxtam
surxsar râ ğarqa-yi xûn-i malâmat sâxtam - From Istanbul’s throne towards Iran, I made an army gallop out;
I made the Qizilbash drown in the blood of reproach.
- (military) division
Inflection
| Enclitic-attached forms of لشکر (laškar) (Iranian Persian)
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| Basic forms of لشکر (laškar)
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singular
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plural
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لشکر
(laškar)
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لشکرها
(laškar-hấ)
لشکرا △
(laškarấ)
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| definitive direct object
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لشکر را
(laškar râ)
لشکر رو △
(laškaro)
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لشکرها را
(laškar-hấ râ)
لشکرا رو △
(laškarấ ro)
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| ezâfe
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لشکر
(laškar-e)
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لشکرهای
(laškar-hấ-ye)
لشکرای △
(laškarấ-ye)
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marked indefinite
or relative definite
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لشکری
(laškar-i)
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لشکرهایی
(laškarấn-i, laškar-hấ-i)
لشکرایی △
(laškarấi)
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| △ Colloquial.
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Derived terms
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