تسخیر

See also: تسخير, تسحير, and تشجير

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic سَخَّرَ (saḵḵara)

Arabic تَسْخِير (tasḵīr)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic تَسْخِير (tasḵīr), from سَخَّرَ (saḵḵara).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tas.ˈxiːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.xiɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæs.xiːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäs.χiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tasxīr
Dari reading^?	tasxīr
Iranian reading^?	tasxir
Tajik reading^?	tasxir

Noun

تسخیر • (tasxīr / tasxir) (Tajik spelling тасхир)

conquest, subjugation
Synonym: فتح (fath)
- c. 1670, Ṣāʾib-i Tabrīzī, “Ghazal 2697”, in دیوان [Dīvān]‎^[1]:
  سعی در تسخیر دل‌ها کن که چون این دست داد
  ملک آب و گل به آسانی مسخر می‌شود
  sa'y dar tasxīr-i dil-hā kun ki čūn īn dast dād
  mulk-i āb u gil ba āsānī musaxxar mē-šawad
  Strive in the conquest of hearts, for when this comes to pass,
  The kingdom of water and earth [the physical human body] shall be conquered with ease.
  (Classical Persian romanization)
captivation, being captivated

Derived terms

تسخیر کردن (tasxīr kardan / tasxir kardan)