نیکوکاری

Persian

Etymology

From (nēkōkār / nikukâr, “benefactor, one who does good works”) +‎ (-ī / -i).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /neː.koː.kaː.ˈriː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [neː.kʰoː.kʰɑː.ɾíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [neː.kʰoː.kʰɑː.ɾíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [neː.kʰʊː.kʰɔː.ɾí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [niː.kʰuː.kʰɒː.ɹíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ne.kʰɵ.kʰɔ.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nēkōkārī
Dari reading^?	nēkōkārī
Iranian reading^?	nikukâri
Tajik reading^?	nekükori

Noun

نیکوکاری • (nēkōkārī / nikukâri) (Tajik spelling некӯкорӣ)

philanthropy, charity
Synonym: خیریه (xayriya / xeyriye)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نیکوکاری”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim