پیکر

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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/), from Proto-Iranian *patikárah. Compare Armenian պատկեր (patker, picture, likeness), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? paykar
Dari reading? paykar
Iranian reading? peykar
Tajik reading? paykar

Noun

پیکر (peykar) (plural پیکرها (peykar-hâ))

  1. face, countenance
  2. form, figure, mould, model
  3. portrait, likeness
  4. idol-temple
  5. body

Inflection

    Enclitic-attached forms of پیکر (paykar) (Iranian Persian)
Basic forms of پیکر
singular plural
bare پیکر (paykar) پیکر‌ها، پیکرا (paykar-hấ, paykarấ)
definitive direct object پیکر را، پیکر رو (paykar râ, paykaro) پیکر‌ها را، پیکرا رو (paykar-hấ râ, paykarấ ro)
ezâfe پیکر (paykar-e) پیکر‌های، پیکرای (paykar-hấ-ye, paykarấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
پیکری (paykar-i) پیکر‌هایی، پیکرایی (paykarấn-i, paykar-hấ-i, paykarấi)

Colloquial.

Possessive forms of پیکر
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
پیکرم (paykaram) پیکر‌هایم، پیکر‌هام، پیکرام (paykar-hấyam, paykarấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
پیکرت (paykarat) پیکر‌هایت، پیکر‌هات، پیکرات (paykar-hấyat, paykarất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
پیکرش (paykaraš) پیکر‌هایش، پیکر‌هاش، پیکراش (paykar-hấyaš, paykarấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
پیکرمان، پیکرمون (paykaremân, paykaremun) پیکر‌هایمان، پیکر‌هامون، پیکرامون (paykar-hấyemân, paykarấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
پیکرتان، پیکرتون (paykaretân, paykaretun) پیکر‌هایتان، پیکر‌هاتون، پیکراتون (paykar-hấyetân, paykarấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
پیکرشان، پیکرشون (paykarešân, paykarešun) پیکر‌هایشان، پیکر‌هاشون، پیکراشون (paykar-hấyešân, paykarấšun)

Colloquial.

Derived terms

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