بابک
Persian
Etymology
Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (Pābag), itself from Old Persian *Pāpakah.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baː.ˈbak/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.bǽk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː.bǽkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.bǽk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bābak |
| Dari reading? | bābak |
| Iranian reading? | bâbak |
| Tajik reading? | bobak |
Noun
بابک • (bâbak)
- a little father
- one who educates
- a turquoise stone
Adjective
بابک • (bâbak)
Proper noun
بابک • (bâbak)
- a male given name Babak
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: Պապաք (Papakʻ)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بابک”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul