کمان
See also: كمان
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kmʾn' /kamān/), from Proto-Iranian *kamān (“arc, vault, bow”), related to Proto-Iranian *kamp- (“to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to curve, bend”). Compare Northern Luri کںمۆ (kəmø).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ka.ˈmɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæ.mɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.mɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kamān |
| Dari reading? | kamān |
| Iranian reading? | kamân |
| Tajik reading? | kamon |
Noun edit
| Dari | کمان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | камон |
کَمان • (kamân) (plural کمانها (kamân-hâ))
Derived terms edit
- کماندار (kamândâr)
- کمانچه (kamânče)
- رنگینکمان (rangin-kamân)
- کمانگیر (kamângir)
- کمانه (kamâne)
Descendants edit
- → Gujarati: કમાન (kamān)
- → Middle Armenian: քաման (kʻaman)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كمان (keman)
- → Hindi: कमान (kamān)
- → Urdu: کمان (kamān)
References edit
- Edelʹman, D. I. (2011) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 192
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کمان (kamān).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kə.mɑːn/