دوفن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French dauphin.

Noun

دوفَن • (dofen)

1. dauphin
   • 1911, Mehmed Murad, تاريخ عمومى‎^[1], page 176:

     مثلا دوفينه (Dauphiné) قطعه‌سی وقت مزبورده صاتون آلنمش و او وقتدن بری فرانسه ولی عهدلری دوفن (Dauphin) اسمیله یاد اولنمغه باشلامشلردر.

     Mesela Dofine kıt'ası vakt-ı mezbûrde satın alınmış ve o vaktdan beri Fransa velî 'ahdları dofen ismiyle yad olunmağa başlamışlardır.

     For example, the Dauphiné part was purchased at the aforementioned time, and since that time the heirs apparent of France began to be mentioned with the name of "Dauphin".

Related terms

• دوفین (dofin, “dauphine”)
• دوفینه (dofine, “Dauphiné”)

Descendants

• Turkish: dofen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dauphin.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ofǽn]

Readings
Iranian reading?	dofan

Noun

دوفَن • (dofan)

1. dauphin

Related terms

• دوفین (dofin, “dauphine”)
• دوفینه (dofine, “Dauphiné”)