شوفر

See also: شوفير

Persian

Alternative forms

  • شوفور (šufor, šufur)

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    French chauffeurbor.
    Persian شوفر

    Borrowed from French chauffeur.

    Pronunciation

    • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuː.feɹ], [ʃuː.foɹ], [ʃow.feɹ], [ʃow.foɹ]

    Readings
    Iranian reading? šufer, šufor, šowfer, šowfor

    Noun

    شوفر • (šufer) (Iran)

    1. chauffeur (private driver)
    2. (now chiefly informal, characteristic of Dezfuli and Abadani) driver (someone who drives a car)
      Synonym: راننده (rānanda / rânande)

    Derived terms

    • شوفِری (šuferi, “driving”)
      • شوفِری کَرْدَن (šuferi kardan, “to drive”)

    Further reading

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