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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 (ptkl /patkar, pahikar/, “picture, image”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 (p-t-i-k-r /patikarā/). Compare Armenian պատկեր (patker, “picture, likeness”), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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paykar
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| Dari reading?
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paykar
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| Iranian reading?
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peykar
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| Tajik reading?
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paykar
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Noun
پیکر • (peykar) (plural پیکرها (peykar-hâ))
- face, countenance
- form, figure, mould, model
- portrait, likeness
- idol-temple
- body
Inflection
| Enclitic-attached forms of پیکر (paykar) (Iranian Persian)
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| Basic forms of پیکر (paykar)
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singular
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plural
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| bare
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پیکر
(paykar)
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پیکرها
(paykar-hấ)
پیکرا △
(paykarấ)
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| definitive direct object
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پیکر را
(paykar râ)
پیکر رو △
(paykaro)
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پیکرها را
(paykar-hấ râ)
پیکرا رو △
(paykarấ ro)
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| ezâfe
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پیکر
(paykar-e)
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پیکرهای
(paykar-hấ-ye)
پیکرای △
(paykarấ-ye)
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marked indefinite
or relative definite
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پیکری
(paykar-i)
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پیکرهایی
(paykarấn-i, paykar-hấ-i)
پیکرایی △
(paykarấi)
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| △ Colloquial.
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Derived terms
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