تابستان

Persian

Alternative forms

• تابستون (tâbestun) (colloquial, Tehran)
• توسون (tovessun) (colloquial, Shiraz)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭲𐭠𐭯𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭 (tʾpstʾn /⁠tābestān⁠/). By surface analysis, تاب (tâb, “heat”) +‎ ـستان (estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tɑː.βis.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔː.bis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒː.bes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒː.bes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒː.bes.t̪ʰúːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔ.bis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	tāḇistān
Dari reading?	tābistān
Iranian reading?	tâbestân
Tajik reading?	tobiston

• (Shiraz) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰo.ves.suːn/

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	تابستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тобистон

تابستان • (tâbestân) (plural تابستان‌ها (tâbestân-hâ))

1. summer

Related terms

• تابستانی (tâbestâni)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: તાબિસ્તાન (tābistān)

See also

Seasons in Persian · فَصْل (fasl) (layout · text) · category
بَهار (bahâr, “spring”)	تابِسْتان (tâbestân, “summer”)	پاییز (pâyiz, “autumn”)	زِمِسْتان (zemestân, “winter”)