سوسمار

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit शिशुमार (śiśumāra, “alligator; river dolphin”), from शिशु (śiśu, “child”) + मार (māra, “killing”). (sus, “(rare) lizard”) is a backformation from a reanalysis of the second element as (mâr, “snake”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [suːs.ˈmɑːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [suːs.mɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [suːs.mɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sus.mɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [suːs.mɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sus.mɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sūsmār
Dari reading^?	sūsmār
Iranian reading^?	susmâr
Tajik reading^?	susmor

Noun


Iranian Persian	سوسمار
Dari	سوسمار
Tajik	сусмор

سوسمار • (susmâr) (plural سوسمارها (susmâr-hâ))

lizard
Synonyms: مارْمولَک (mârmulak), بزمجّه (bozmajje)
crocodile
Synonyms: کروکودیل (kerokodil), تمساح (temsâh)

― pust-e susmâr ― crocodile leather
(figurative, derogatory) scoundrel

Derived terms

سوسماری (susmâri)

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