خلبان
Persian
Alternative forms
- خلهبان (xale-bân)
Etymology
From خله (xale, “helm, oar”) + ـبان (-bân). Purism that replaced پیلت (pilot) from French and طیارهچی (tayyâre-či) from Ottoman Turkish in Iranian Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xal.ˈbaːn/, /xa.la.ˈbaːn/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæl.bɒ́ːn], [xæ.læ.bɒ́ːn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xalbān, xalabān |
| Iranian reading? | xalbân, xalabân |
Noun
| Dari | پیلوت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | خلبان |
| Tajik | лётчик |
خلبان • (xalabân or xalbân) (plural خلبانان)