دلیجان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).

Proper noun

دلیجان • (Dilican)

1. Dilijan (a town in Armenia)

Descendants

• Turkish: Dilican

Persian

دلیجان

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French diligence (“stage-coach”), from Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.liː.d͡ʒɒ́ːn]

Readings
Iranian reading?	delijân

Noun

دلیجان • (delijân) (plural دلیجان‌ها (delijân-hâ))

1. stage-coach
2. carriage

Synonyms

• درشکه (doroške)
• کالسکه (kâleske)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from French (see above), or from دلیرگان (delirgân), from دلیر (delir, “courageous”). Compare Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).

Alternative forms

• دلیگان (deligân)

Proper noun

دلیجان • (delijân)

1. Delijan (a town in Markazi province, Iran)