شاه‌دانه

Persian

Dari	شاه‌دانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шоҳдона

Etymology

From Middle Persian šhdʾnk' (/⁠šahdānag⁠/). By surface analysis, شاه (šâh, “big”) +‎ دانه (dâne, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːh.dɑː.ˈna]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.d̪ɑː.nǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːɦ.d̪ɑː.nǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.d̪ɑː.nǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.d̪ɔː.nǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːɦ.d̪ɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔɦ.d̪ɔ.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāh-dāna
Dari reading?	šāh-dāna
Iranian reading?	šâh-dâne
Tajik reading?	šoh-dona

Noun

شاه‌دانه • (šâh-dâne)

1. Cannabis

   Synonym: کانابیس (kânâbis)

   Meronyms: بنگ (bang), حشیش (hašiš)

2. marijuana

   Synonyms: ماری‌جوانا (mâri-juânâ), ماریجوانا (mârijuânâ)