گریبان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • گریوان (girēwān, girīwān, garēwān, garīwān)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (glywbʾn' /⁠grīwbān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *griHwáHnah (neck, collar) (derived from Proto-Iranian *griHwáH), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH (neck, throat), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂ (neck, throat, mane, nape, estuary, mouth of an inlet).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡi.reː.ˈbaːn/, /ɡi.riː.ˈbaːn/, /ɡa.reː.ˈbaːn/, /ɡa.riː.ˈbaːn/
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾeː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡɪ.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾeː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾeː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡɪ.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾeː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾeː.bɔ́ːn], [ɡi.ɾi.bɔ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾeː.bɔ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾi.bɔ́ːn]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲe.ɹiː.bɒ́ːn], [ɡʲæ.ɹiː.bɒ́ːn]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾe.bɔ́n], [ɡi.ɾi.bɔ́n], [ɡä.ɾe.bɔ́n], [ɡä.ɾi.bɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading? girēbān, girībān, garēbān, garībān
Dari reading? girēbān, girībān, garēbān, garībān
Iranian reading? geribân, garibân
Tajik reading? girebon, giribon, garebon, garibon

Noun

گریبان • (girēbān, girībān, garēbān, garībān) (plural گریبان‌ها)

  1. collar
    Synonym: یقه (yaqe)

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: गिरेबान (girēbān), गिरेबाँ (girēbā̃), गरेबान (garēbān), गरेबाँ (garēbā̃)
    Urdu: گِریبان (girēbān), گِریباں (girēbā̃), گَریبان (garēbān), گَریباں (garēbā̃)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਗਿਰੇਬਾਨ (girēbān), ਗਿਰੇਬਾਂ (girēbā̃), ਗਰੇਬਾਨ (garēbān), ਗਰੇਬਾਂ (garēbā̃)
    Shahmukhi script: گِریبان (girēbān), گِریباں (girēbā̃), گَریبان (garēbān), گَریباں (garēbā̃)