بندرگاه

Persian

Etymology

From بَنْدَر (bandar, port) +‎ ـگاه (-gâh, a suffix forming words of location).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɑ́ːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? bandargāh
Dari reading? bandargāh
Iranian reading? bandargâh
Tajik reading? bandargoh
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

بَنْدَرْگاه • (bandargâh) (plural بندرگاه‌ها)

  1. port, harbour

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: बंदरगाह (bandargāh)
    Urdu: بَنْدَرْگاہ (bandargāh)
  • Ottoman Turkish: بندرگاه
  • Pashto: بندرګا (bandargā)