مسخره

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (masḵara).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? masxara
Dari reading? masxara
Iranian reading? masxare
Tajik reading? masxara

Noun

مسخره • (masxara / masxare) (Tajik spelling масхара)

  1. clown, buffoon; ridiculous person
  2. amusing behavior; ridiculous behavior
  3. mockery; ridicule

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bengali: মস্করা (moskora)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: मसख़रा (masxarā)
    Urdu: مَسْخَرَہ (masxara)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਸਖ਼ਰਾ (masxarā)
    Shahmukhi script: مَشکَرا (maśkarā)
  • → Turkmen: masgara
  • → Uyghur: مەسخىرە (mesxire)
  • → Uzbek: masxara

Adjective

مسخره • (masxara / masxare) (Tajik spelling масхара)

  1. ridiculous; absurd
    درخواست مسخره ― darxâst-e masxare ― absurd request
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root م س خ ر (0 c, 2 e)
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