بازرگان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • بازارگان (bâzârgân) (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier بازارگان (bâzârgân), from Middle Persian wʾčʾlkʾn' (wāzāragān, “merchant”). Compare Old Armenian վաճառական (vačaṙakan). Analyzable as بازار (bâzâr, “bazaar”) +‎ ـگان (gân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.zäɾ.ɡɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑː.zäɾ.ɡɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔː.zäɾ.ɡɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? bāzargān
Dari reading? bāzargān
Iranian reading? bâzargân
Tajik reading? bozargon

Noun

بازرگان • (bâzargân) (plural بازرگانان, or بازرگان‌ها)

  1. merchant, trader
    Synonyms: تاجر (tâjer), سوداگر (sowdâgar)

Derived terms

Proper noun

بازرگان • (bâzargân)

  1. a surname, Bazargan
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