بهره

See also: بهرة

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (bʾhlk' /⁠bahrag⁠/, only attested in a phrase meaning "on account of", "for the profit of"). By surface analysis, (bahr) +‎ (-e).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bah.ˈɾa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦ.ɾǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ɾǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.ɾǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɦ.ɹé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦ.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bahra
Dari reading^?	bahra
Iranian reading^?	bahre
Tajik reading^?	bahra

Noun

بهره • (bahre)

(finance) interest
quotient
― bahre-ye huši ― intelligence quotient
profit, benefit

Derived terms

بهره برداشتن (bahre bardâštan)
بهره وری (bahre vari)
نرخ بهره (nerx-e bahre)