Ottoman Turkish edit

 
نردبان

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian نردبان (nardabân).

Noun edit

نردبان (nerdiban, nerdüban)

  1. stair, staircase, stairway, used to walk up and down
    Synonym: سلم (sullem)
  2. ladder, a portable frame used for ascent and descent
    Synonym: سلم (sullem)

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From نرد (tree trunk) + بان, a variant of بام (roof).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? nardaḇān
Dari reading? nardabān
Iranian reading? nardebân
Tajik reading? nardabon

Noun edit

Dari زینه
Iranian Persian نردبان
Tajik нардабон

نَرْدِبان (nardebân)

  1. ladder (climbing tool)
  2. staircase, steps

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References edit

  • Parsi dictionary[5], (Can we date this quote?)