ابرنجن
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ابرنجین (abranjin)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *abi-ra(n)ǰ- (“to color, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, “I dye, paint”) and Persian رنگ (rang) itself; also an exact doublet of اورنگ (owrang) / افرنگ (afrang, “throne; splendor”).
Compare Old Armenian ապարանջան (aparanǰan) and Georgian ამბარჩა (ambarča), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaβ.ɾan.ˈd͡ʒan]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæb.ɹæn.d͡ʒǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾän.d͡ʒǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aḇranjan |
| Dari reading? | abranjan |
| Iranian reading? | abranjan |
| Tajik reading? | abranjan |
Noun edit
| Dari | ابرنجن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | абранҷан |
ابرنجن • (abranjan)
References edit
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314
Urdu edit
Alternative forms edit
- ابرنجین (abranjīn)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ابرنجن (abranjan).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əb.ɾən.d͡ʒən/