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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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aksar
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| Dari reading?
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aksar
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| Iranian reading?
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aksar
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| Tajik reading?
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aksar
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Adjective
اکثر • (aksar)
- more, most (numerous)
- Synonym: بیشتر (bêštar)
- mostly, chiefly
- usually, often, frequently
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “اکثر”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 32
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اکثر”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “اکثر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اکثر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَکْثَر (aksar), from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).
Pronunciation
Adverb
اکثر • (aksar) (Hindi spelling अक्सर)
- often, frequently
ہَم اَکْثَر اِس مَحَلّے میں آیا کَرتے تھے۔- ham aksar is mahalle mẽ āyā karte the.
- We used to come to this neighbourhood often.
- usually, for the most part
اَکْثَر جو ہَم کَہْتے ہَیں وہ کَرْتے نَہِیں۔- aksar jo ham kahte ha͠i vo karte nahī̃.
- We do not do what we usually say.
Descendants