باور

Persian

Etymology

From Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬭 (upāvar, in belief), from Proto-Indo-European *upó and either Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak) or Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to wish, desire).[1] Compare Old Armenian վաւեր (vawer), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

باور (bâvar) (plural باورها (bâvar-hâ))

  1. belief

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • باور کردن (bâvar kardan)
  • باور داشتن (bâvar dâštan)
  • زودباور (zud-bâvar)
  • ناباوری (nâbâvari)
  • ناباورانه (nâbâvarâne)

References

  1. Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, pages 509, 515
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