آژیر

Persian

Etymology

From Avestan [Term?], etymologically related to زیرک (zirak, “clever”) and چیره (čire, “dominant, victorious”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ʒíːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ʒíːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.ʒíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? āžīr
Dari reading? āžīr
Iranian reading? âžir
Tajik reading? ožir

Adjective
Dari آژیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik ожир

آژیر • (âžir)

  1. (archaic) alert, alarm
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      سپه را بیارای و آژیر باش
      شب و روز با ترکش و تیر باش
      sepah râ biyârây-o -âžir bâš
      šab-o ruz bâ tarkeš-o tir bâš
      Muster the army and stay alert,
      stick to your quiver and arrows night and day

Noun
Dari آژیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik ожир

آژیر • (âžir) (plural آژیرها (âžir-hâ))

  1. (technology) siren
    آژیرها به صدا در آمدند. ― âžir-ha be sedâ dar âmadand. ― Sirens blared.
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