یاور

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Persian

Etymology

Akin to Parthian ʾdyʾwr (/⁠aδyāwar⁠/, helper, friend).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? yāwar
Dari reading? yāwar
Iranian reading? yâvar
Tajik reading? yovar

Noun

Dari یاور
Iranian Persian
Tajik ёвар

یاور (yâvar)

  1. (literary) assistant
  2. (obsolete) police officer
  3. (obsolete) major (military)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: yavər
  • Urdu: یاور (yāor)
  • Turkish: yaver

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یاور (yāwar).

Pronunciation

Noun

یاوَر (yāvarm (Hindi spelling यावर)

  1. assistant, companion, friend, helper
  2. fortunate, successful

References

  • یاور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • یاور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.