یار

Etymology

Contraction of Middle Persian (and archaic New Persian) یاور‎ (yâvar), cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬭‎ (zāvar, “strength, power”) (persianized as زاور‎). According to Pokorny s.v. "ĝeu-" (i.e. "Proto-Indo-European *ǵewH-") from the root of Sanskrit जु (ju, “hurry on; hurry, be quick”), see also Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬬𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬫𐬀‎ (zəvīštya, “the quickest”)), with an -ar- suffix. In this case, the Persian word would be root-cognate with زود‎ (zud, “quick, rapid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒːɾ/

Noun

یار • (yâr) (plural یاران‎ (yârân))

1. (literary) friend, lover, companion
2. (literary) assistant, defender, helper
3. (sports) a player in a team
4. strength, power
5. pestle

See also

• یاور‎ (yâvar)
• یار و یاور‎ (yâr-o-yâvar)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “يار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 1525
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 399

Etymology

From Persian یار‎ (yâr).

Noun

یار • (yār) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਯਾਰ)

1. friend, pal
2. dude

Etymology

From Persian یار‎ (yâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːr/

Noun

یار • (yār) m (Hindi spelling यार)

1. pal
2. buddy
3. friend
4. comrade
5. companion
6. lover
7. mistress