خاندان

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaːn.ˈdaːn/, /xaː.na.ˈdaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔːn̪.d̪ɔ́ːn], [xɔː.nä.d̪ɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːn̪.d̪ɒ́ːn], [xɒː.ne.d̪ɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔn̪.d̪ɔ́n], [χɔ.nä.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xāndān, xānadān
Dari reading^?	xāndān, xānadān
Iranian reading^?	xândân, xânedân
Tajik reading^?	xondon, xonadon

Noun

خاندان • (xāndān, xānadān / xândân, xânedân) (Tajik spelling хондон, or хонадон)

Synonyms

خانواده (xānawāda / xânevâde)
فامیل (fāmīl / fâmil)
قوم (qawm / ġowm)

Descendants

→ Bengali: খানদান (khanodan)
→ Gujarati: ખાનદાન (khāndān)
→ Uzbek: xonadon
→ Turkish: hanedan

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xāndān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xɑːn.d̪ɑːnʊ/, [xɑːn.d̪ɑn], [kʰɑːn.d̪ɑːn]
Hyphenation: خان‧دان

Noun

خاندان • (xāndānu) m

family

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xāndān).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːn.d̪ɑːn/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːn
Hyphenation: خان‧دان

Noun

خانْدان • (xāndān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानदान)

(chiefly) family
dynasty, lineage
(loosely) household

Declension

Declension of **خاندان**
	singular	plural
direct	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندان (xāndān)
oblique	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندانوں (xāndānõ)
vocative	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندانو (xāndāno)

References

“خاندان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“خاندان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.