دلیجان
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).
Proper noun edit
دلیجان • (Dilican)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: Dilican
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From French diligence (“stage-coach”), from Latin diligens.
Pronunciation edit
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪e.liː.d͡ʒɒ́ːn]
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Iranian reading? | delijân |
Noun edit
دلیجان • (delijân) (plural دلیجانها (delijân-hâ))
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown. Possibly from French (see above), or from دلیرگان (delirgân), from دلیر (delir, “courageous”). Compare Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).
Alternative forms edit
- دلیگان (deligân)
Proper noun edit
دلیجان • (delijân)