بازرگان

Persian

Alternative forms

• بازارگان (bâzârgân) (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier بازارگان (bâzârgân), from Middle Persian wʾčʾlkʾn' (wāzāragān, “merchant”). Compare Old Armenian վաճառական (vačaṙakan). Analyzable as بازار (bâzâr, “bazaar”) +‎ ـگان (gân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː.zaɾ.ɡɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.zäɾ.ɡɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.zäɾ.ɡɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.zäɾ.ɡɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.zäɾ.ɡɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.zæɹ.ɡɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.zäɾ.ɡɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāzargān
Dari reading?	bāzargān
Iranian reading?	bâzargân
Tajik reading?	bozargon

Noun

بازرگان • (bâzargân) (plural بازرگانان (bâzargânân) or بازرگان‌ها (bâzargân-hâ))

1. merchant, trader

   Synonyms: تاجر (tâjer), سوداگر (sowdâgar)

Derived terms

• بازرگانی (bâzargâni)

Related terms

• بازار (bâzâr)

Proper noun

بازرگان • (bâzargân)

1. a surname, Bazargan