شطرنج‌باز

Persian

Alternative forms

• شَطرَنج باز (šatranj bâz), شَطرَنجباز (šatranjbâz)

Etymology

شطرنج (šatranj, “shatranj, chess”) +‎ ـباز (-bâz, “denoting one who plays”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃat.ɾand͡ʒ.bɑːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃät̪.ɾänd͡ʒ.bɑːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃät̪.ɾänd͡ʒ.bɑːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃät̪.ɾänd͡ʒ.bɑːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃät̪.ɾänd͡ʒ.bɔːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæt̪.ɹænd͡ʒ.bɒːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃät̪.ɾänd͡ʒ.bɔz]

Readings
Classical reading?	šatranj-bāz
Dari reading?	šatranj-bāz
Iranian reading?	šatranj-bâz
Tajik reading?	šatranj-boz

Noun

شَطرَنج‌باز • (šatranj-bâz) (plural شطرنج‌بازان (šatranj-bâzân) or شطرنج‌بازها (šatranj-bâz-hâ))

1. chess-player, chess player