برهمن
Persian
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ba.ɾah.man]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæ.ɹæɦ.mæn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bä.ɾäɦ.män]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | barahman |
Dari reading? | barahman |
Iranian reading? | barahman |
Tajik reading? | barahman |
Etymology 1
editUltimately from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).
Noun
editبَرَهمَن • (barahman) (plural بَرَهمَنان (barahmanân) or بَراهِمه (barâheme))
- brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste)
- c. 1650, Čandra Bhān, دیوان برهمن [The Brahman's divan]:
- برهمن از لب هندی نژادان نکته میسنجد، زبان پارسی و ترکی و تازی نمیداند.
- barahman az lab-e hendi nežâdân nokte mi-sanjad, zabân-e pârsi va torki va tâzi ne-mi-dânad.
- [This] brahman weighs his subtle wits with lips of Hindi lineage; he knows not the Persian nor the Turkish nor the Arabic tongue.
Etymology 2
editUltimately from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).
Proper noun
editبَرَهمَن • (barahman)
- Brahman (Hindu concept)