پدر

پدر traces to Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tér. Same root behind Latin "pater" (paternal, paternity, patrimony, patron, patriot, expatriate), Greek "patēr," Sanskrit "pitṛ," English "father." In Iranian culture, the father has traditionally been regarded as head of the family. The traditional phrase نان‌آور خانواده (nān-āvar-e khānevādeh, "the bread-bringer of the family") refers to the father as primary breadwinner. Father's Day (روز پدر) coincides with the birthday of Imam Ali, the first Shi'a Imam.