دبیرستان
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Persian dpyrstʾn' (dibīrestān, “school”), equivalent to دبیر (debir) + ستان (estân).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [da.βiː.ɾis.tɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪æ.biː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ä.bi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | daḇīristān |
Dari reading? | dabīristān |
Iranian reading? | dabirestân |
Tajik reading? | dabiriston |
Noun
editDari | لیسه |
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Iranian Persian | دبیرستان |
Tajik | мактаби миёна |
دبیرستان • (dabirestân)
- (Iran) secondary school, high school
- (historical, original meaning) school for chancery secretaries
Derived terms
edit- دبیرستانی (dabirestâni, “high schooler”)
References
edit- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “dibīrestān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 26.