پنجشیر

Persian

Etymology

From پنج (panj, “five”) +‎ شیر (šir, “lion”), literally “five lions”.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	panjšēr
Dari reading?	panjšēr
Iranian reading?	panjšir
Tajik reading?	panjšer

Proper noun

Dari	پنجشیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Панҷшер

پنجشیر • (panjšir or panjšêr)

1. Panjshir (a province of Afghanistan)

   ولایت پنجشیر ― wilāyat-i panjšēr ― the province of Panjshir, Panjshir Province

Descendants

• → English: Panjshir
• → Urdu: پنج شیر (panjśer)

Urdu

Proper noun

پَنْجْشیر • (panjśer) m (Hindi spelling पंजशेर)

1. Alternative form of پنج شیر (panj śer, “Panjshir”)