دانشگاه

Persian

Etymology

From دانش (dâneš, “knowledge”) +‎ ـگاه (-gâh, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dɑː.niʃ.ɡɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.nɪʃ.ɡɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.nɪʃ.ɡɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.nɪʃ.ɡɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔː.niʃ.ɡɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒː.neʃ.ɡɒːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔ.niʃ.ɡɔʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dānišgāh
Dari reading?	dānišgāh
Iranian reading?	dânešgâh
Tajik reading?	donišgoh

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Noun

Dari	دانشگاه, پوهنتون
Iranian Persian	دانشگاه
Tajik	донишгоҳ

دانِشْگاه • (dânešgâh) (plural دانشگاه‌ها (dânešgâh-hâ))

1. university

   Synonym: (archaic) اونیورسیته (universite)

   دانِشْگاهِ تِهْران ― dânešgâh-e tehrân ― the University of Tehran

Usage notes

• In Afghanistan, the Pashto loan پوهَنْتُون (pôhantun, “university”) is also in common use following the Pashtunization policies of successive Pashtun-dominated governments. The choice between پوهنتون (pôhantun) and دانشگاه (dânešgâh) has been politically controversial, with the former sometimes being seen as a Pashtun imposition upon Persian speakers.

Related terms

• دانِش (dâneš)
• دانِشْجو (dânešju)

 

Descendants

• Urdu: دانِش گاہ (dāniś gāh)
• Azerbaijani: danişgah