پیشاور
Persian
Alternative forms
- پشاور (pišāwar / pešâvar), پیشاوور (pēšāwūr / pišâvur)
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura). Compare Pashto پېښَوَر (pex̌awar), Urdu پِشاوَر (piśāvar).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /peː.ʃaː.ˈwar/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰeː.ʃɑː.wäɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiː.ʃɒː.væɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰe.ʃɔ.väɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pēšāwar |
| Dari reading? | pēšāwar |
| Iranian reading? | pišâvar |
| Tajik reading? | pešovar |
Proper noun
پیشاور • (pēšāwar / pišâvar) (Tajik spelling Пешовар)
- Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).