Khalaj

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Noun

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کَمَر (kamar, kəmər) (definite accusative کَمَری or کَمَرؽ, plural کَمَرلَر or کَمَرلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of kamar, kəmər (hillside, boulder)

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, waist, belt, girdle), 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, vault) from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (something curved), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂m-ér-e-ti, from *kh₂em- (to bend, curve) (see there for further cognates). Doublet of کمرا (kamrâ).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Iran):(file)
Dari کمر
Iranian Persian
Tajik камар

Noun

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کمر (kamar)

  1. waist
  2. girdle, belt
  3. the middle of a mountain
  4. the flank of an army
  5. arch, cupola, dome, arched bridge

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2011) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 191

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کمر (kamarf (Hindi spelling कमर)

  1. waist