زنگبار

Persian

Etymology

Compound of زنگی (zangi, “black-skinned”) and بار (bâr, “coast”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zan.ɡi.ˈβɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäŋ.ɡɪ.bɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäŋ.ɡɪ.bɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäŋ.ɡɪ.bɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäŋ.ɡi.bɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɲ.ɡʲe.bɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäŋ.ɡi.bɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zangiḇār
Dari reading?	zangibār
Iranian reading?	zangebâr
Tajik reading?	zangibor

Proper noun

زنگبار • (zangebâr)

1. Zanzibar

Related terms

• زنگ (zang)

Descendants

• → Arabic: زنجبار (zanjibār)
• → Urdu: زَن٘گْبار (zaṅgbār)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنگبار (zaṅgibār). By surface analysis, زَن٘گ (zaṅg) +‎ بار (bār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəŋɡ.bɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
• Hyphenation: زَن٘گ‧بار

Proper noun

زَن٘گْبار • (zaṅgbār) m (Hindi spelling ज़ंगबार)

1. Zanzibar (an island in Tanzania)

   Synonym: زَنْجِبار (zanjibār)