جامه‌دان

Persian

Etymology

From جامه (jâme, “cloth”) +‎ دان (dân, “container”). Doublet of چمدان (čamedân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔː.mä.d̪ɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? jāmadān
Dari reading? jāmadān
Iranian reading? jâmadân
Tajik reading? jomadon
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

Dari جامه‌دان
Iranian Persian
Tajik чамадон

جامه‌دان • (jâme-dân) (plural جامه‌دان‌ها)

  1. suitcase, portmanteau
  2. wardrobe, cabinet for clothes

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: çamadan
  • → Kazakh: шабадан (şabadan)
  • → Nogai: шемидан (şemidan)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جامدان
  • → Turkmen: çemedan
  • → Urdu: جامَہ دان (jāma dān)

(via a Turkic source)

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