دبستان

Persian

Etymology

Sumerian 𒁾 (dub)

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	daḇistān
Dari reading?	dabistān
Iranian reading?	dabestân
Tajik reading?	dabiston

Noun

دَبِسْتان • (dabestân)

1. primary school

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَبِسْتَان (dabistān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.bɪs.t̪ɑːn/

Noun

دَبِسْتان • (dabistān) m (Hindi spelling दबिस्तान)

1. school
2. school of thought

   Synonyms: مدرسہ (madrasa), مکتب (maktab)