یار غار

Persian

Etymology

(yâr, “friend”) +‎ (ğâr, “cave”), with ezâfe marking possession: "friend of the cave." From an episode alluded to in the Qur'an (9:40) and later elaborated by the Islamic tradition, in which the Prophet Muhammad hides with his friend Abu Bakr in a cave when pursued by the pagan tribe of Quraysh.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾi ɣɑːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾɪ ɣɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾɪ ɣɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jɔː.ɾi ɣɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jɒː.ɹe qɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jɔ.ɾi ʁɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	yāri ğār
Dari reading^?	yāri ğār
Iranian reading^?	yâre ğâr
Tajik reading^?	yori ġor

Noun

یارِ غار • (yâr-e ğâr)

(figurative) intimate friend, loyal friend

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