شاهکار

Persian

Etymology

From شاه (šâh, “king”) +‎ کار (kâr, “work”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːh.ˈkɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.kʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.kʰɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːɦ.kʰɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔɦ.kʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāhkār
Dari reading?	šāhkār
Iranian reading?	šâhkâr
Tajik reading?	šohkor

Noun

Dari	شاهکار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шоҳкор

شاهکار • (šâh-kâr)

1. masterpiece

   Synonym: شاه‌اثر (šâh-asar)

Descendants

• → Hindi: शाहकार (śāhkār)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ਾਹਕਾਰ (śāhkār)

  Shahmukhi script: شاہکار (śāhkār)

• Urdu: شاہکار (śāhkār), شہکار (śahkār)