قرنطینه
Persian
Alternative forms
- قرانطینه (qarāntīna / ġarântine), قرنطین (qarantīn / ġarantin)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرانتینه (karantina), from Italian quarantina, from Latin quadrāgintā (“forty”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qa.raːn.tiː.ˈna/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qä.ɾɑːn̪.t̪ʰiː.ná]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæ.ɹɒːn̪.t̪ʰiː.né]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qä.ɾɔn̪.t̪ʰi.ná]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qarāntīna |
| Dari reading? | qarāntīna |
| Iranian reading? | ġarântine |
| Tajik reading? | qarontina |
Noun
قرنطینه • (qarantīna / ġarantine) (Tajik spelling қарантина)
- quarantine (a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests)
Derived terms
- قرنطینه کردن (qarantīna kardan / ġarantine kardan, “to quarantine”)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “قرنطینه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.