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Etymology

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From خله (xale, (archaic) helm, oar) +‎ ـبان (-bân). Purism that replaced پایلت (peylât) from English and طیاره‌چی (tayyâreči) from Arabic with a Turkish suffix.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Iranian reading? xalbân, xalabân

Noun

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خلبان (xalabân or xalbân) (plural خلبانان (xalabânân))

  1. pilot; aviator