زبان‌شناس

Persian

Etymology

From زبان (zabân, “language”) +‎ شناس (-šenâs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [za.βɑːn.ʃi.ˈnɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.bɑːn.ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.bɑːn.ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.bɑːn.ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.bɔːn.ʃi.nɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.bɒːn.ʃe.nɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.bɔn.ʃi.nɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	zaḇān-šinās
Dari reading?	zabān-šinās
Iranian reading?	zabân-šenâs
Tajik reading?	zabon-šinos

Suffix

Dari	زبان‌شناس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	забоншинос

زبان‌شناس • (zabân-šenâs)

1. linguist

Related terms

• زبان‌شناسی (zabân-šenâsi, “linguistics”)