همجنس‌گرا

Persian

Etymology

From هم‌جنس (ham-jens) +‎ ـگرا (-garâ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [häm.d͡ʒɪns.ɡä.ɾɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäm.d͡ʒɪns.ɡä.ɾɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäm.d͡ʒins.ɡä.ɾɔː]
 
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæm.d͡ʒens.ɡʲæ.ɹɒː]
    • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [hæm.d͡ʒens.ɡʲe.ɹɒː]

Readings
Classical reading? hamjins-garā
Dari reading? hamjins-garā
Iranian reading? hamjens-garâ
Tajik reading? hamjins-garo

Adjective

همجنس‌گرا • (ham-jins-garā / ham-jens-garâ) (Tajik spelling ҳамҷинсгаро)

  1. homosexual

Noun

همجنس‌گرا • (hamjins-garā / hamjens-garâ) (plural هَم‌جِنس‌گَراها (ham-jins-garā-hā / ham-jens-garâ-hâ), or هَم‌جِنس‌گَرایان (ham-jins-garāyān / ham-jens-garâyân), Tajik spelling ҳамҷинсгаро)

  1. homosexual
    دوستِ مَن به خانِواده گُفت که هَم‌جِنس‌گَراست. (literary)
    dust-e man be xânevâde goft ke ham-jens-garâ-st.
    دوستَم به خونِواده گُفت که هَم‌جِنس‌گَراست. (colloquial)
    dust-am be xunevâde goft ke ham-jens-gerâ-st.
    My friend told the family that he is homosexual

Derived terms

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