نابکار

Persian

Alternative forms

نا بکار, نابه‌کار (alternative spacing)

Etymology

From (nā / nâ) +‎ (bakār / bekâr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ba.ˈkaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.bä.kʰɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.bä.kʰɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.bä.kʰɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.be.kʰɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.bä.kʰɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nābakār
Dari reading^?	nābakār
Iranian reading^?	nâbekâr
Tajik reading^?	nobakor

Adjective

نابکار • (nābakār / nâbekâr) (Tajik spelling нобакор)

wicked, bad
useless, good-for-nothing

Noun

نابکار • (nābakār / nâbekâr) (Tajik spelling нобакор)

villain (vile or wicked person)
good-for-nothing (person of little worth)

Further reading

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نا بکار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نابکار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
“نابکار”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025