اکثر

See also: أكثر, أكبر, اكثر, اكبر, and اکبر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔak.saɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔækʲ.sæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.säɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	aksar
Dari reading?	aksar
Iranian reading?	aksar
Tajik reading?	aksar

Adjective

اکثر • (aksar)

1. most

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar) via Classical Persian اَکْثَر (aksar, “most, most often”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ək.səɾ/

Adverb

اکثر • (aksar) (Hindi spelling अक्सर)

1. often, frequently

   ہَم اَکْثَر اِس مَحَلّے میں آیا کَرتے تھے۔

   ham aksar is mahalle mẽ āyā karte the.

   We used to come to this neighbourhood often.

2. usually, for the most part

   اَکْثَر جو ہَم کَہْتے ہَیں وہ کَرْتے نَہِیں۔

   aksar jo ham kahte ha͠i vo karte nahī̃.

   We do not do what we usually say.

Descendants

• → Phalura: aksár