زندان
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Persian زندان (zindān).
Noun edit
زندان • (zından, zindan)
Descendants edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyndʾn' /zēndān/, “prison”). Ultimate origin uncertain. Perhaps originally "arsenal, armoury", from [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyn' /zēn/, “weapon, armour”) and [script needed] (-dʾn' /-dān/, “holder, container”).
Compare Old Armenian զնդան (zndan), Classical Syriac ܙܢܕܢܝܩ (zendānīq), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zin.ˈdɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zen̪.d̪ɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zin̪.d̪ɔ́n]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zindān |
Dari reading? | zindān |
Iranian reading? | zendân |
Tajik reading? | zindon |
- Rhymes: -ân
Noun edit
Dari | زندان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | зиндон |
زِندان • (zendân)
- jail, prison
- مردی که از خانم مینا درخواست کرد دکلته را بپوشاند الان در زندان است. ― The man who requested Ms. Mina to cover her décolletage now sits in prison.
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Further reading edit
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 151
- Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 671, page 149
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian زندان (zindān).