/kaf.ˈtaːr/, [kʰäf.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ], [kʰäf.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
ریشهRelated to Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hptʾl /haftār/, “hyena”), Bandar Abbasi Persian dialect افتارگ (aftârg), Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβtʾr /aftār/), Old Georgian აფთარი (aptari). See additional comparanda in Bläsing. Unattested in Old Iranian. The ultimate origin is unknown.
- hyena
“ز بیم تیغ او شیران جنگی
بسوراخ اندرون رفته چو کفتار
کسی کز پیش او گیرد هزیمت
نترسد گر شود در سله با مار” — Fearing your blade, the warlike lions
Have hidden in holes like the hyena.
Whoever flees before you
Is not afraid to go [hide from you] in a basket with a snake.
صورتهاkaftâr(romanization) · کفتارها(plural) · کفتاران(plural)