ـوند

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts. Cognate with Sanskrit -वत् (-vat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.wanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.wän̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.wän̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.wän̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.wän̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.væn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.vän̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

ـوند • (-vand)

1. a suffix used to form adjectives and nouns with the meaning of "pertaining to" or "depending on"

   پیش (piš, “before”) + وند (vand) = پیشوند (pišvand, “prefix”)

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ـوند