بدان

Persian

Etymology

The /-d-/ from the final consonant of Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 (pʿn /⁠pad⁠/), which was usually lost to produce Classical Persian به (ba).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.ˈðɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	baḏān
Dari reading?	badān
Iranian reading?	bedân
Tajik reading?	badon

Phrase

بدان • (bed-ân)

1. Literary form of به آن (be ân).

Related terms

• بدین (bedin)