نقشبان

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näq.ʃä.bɑːn], [näq.ʃɪ.bɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [näq.ʃä.bɑːn], [näq.ʃɪ.bɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [näq.ʃä.bɔːn], [näq.ʃi.bɔːn]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næʁ.ʃæ.bɒːn], [næʁ.ʃe.bɒːn]

Readings
Classical reading? naqšabān, naqšibān
Dari reading? naqšabān, naqšibān
Iranian reading? naġšabân, naġšebân
Tajik reading? naqšabon, naqšibon

Proper noun

نقشبان • (naqšabān / naġšabân or naqšibān / naġšebân) (Tajik spelling Нақшабон or Нақшибон)

  1. alternative form of نخجوان (naxjawān / naxjavân, Nakhichevan)

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “نقشبان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), “نقشبان”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1339a