گرداب

Persian

Etymology

From گرد (gerd) +‎ آب (âb).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.d̪ɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.d̪ɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.d̪ɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ.d̪ɔ́ːb̥]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	girdāḇ
Dari reading?	girdāb
Iranian reading?	gerdâb
Tajik reading?	girdob

Noun

گرداب • (gerdâb) (plural گرداب‌ها (gerdâb-hâ))

1. whirlpool

Descendants

• → Arabic: جِرْدَاب (jirdāb) (obsolete)
• → Azerbaijani: girdab
• → Ottoman Turkish: گرداب (girdab, girdap)
  • Turkish: girdap