خیابان
Persian
Alternative forms
- خیابون (xiyâbun) (colloquial Tehrani)
- خیاوان (xiyāwān / xiyâvân)
Etymology
Unknown, with little consensus among proposals. Most likely is from earlier Classical Persian خدابان (xudābān) ~ Early New Persian خذابان (xuḏābān), a locality in medieval Herat which was famous for its wide avenues.
Some analyze as خی (xī / xi, “waterskin”) + آب (āb / âb, “water”) + ـان (-ān / -ân). Compare خیاو (xiyāw / xiyâv, “where water ejects, former name of a city in Iran”). Others suggest a Mongolian origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xi.jaː.ˈbaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xi.jɑː.bɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xi.jɒː.bɒ́ːn]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [xi.jɒː.búːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χi.jɔ.bɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xiyābān |
| Dari reading? | xiyābān |
| Iranian reading? | xiyâbân |
| Tajik reading? | xiyobon |
Noun
خیابان • (xiyābān / xiyâbân) (plural خیابان‌ها (xiyābān-hā / xiyâbân-hâ), Tajik spelling хиёбон)
- street
- road
- avenue
- Synonyms: معبر (ma'bar), گذرگاه (guzargāh / gozargâh)
- (original sense, obsolete) flowerbed, parterre
- Synonym: گلزار (gulzār / golzâr)
Derived terms
- خیابان ذرع کردن (xiyābān zar' kardan / xiyâbân zar' kardan, “to roam”, literally “to measure street”)
- خیابان گز کردن (xiyābān gaz kardan / xiyâbân gaz kardan, “to roam, to measure street(s)”)
- خیابان‌بندی (xiyābān-bandī / xiyâbân-bandi, “forming a street (i.e. tress), the form of street(s)”)
- خیابان‌سازی (xiyābān-sāzī / xiyâbân-sâzi, “making street(s)”)
- خیابان‌پیما (xiyābān-paymā / xiyâbân-peymâ, “street roamer”)
- خیابان‌گرد (xiyābān-gard / xiyâbân-gard, “street roamer”)
- خیابان‌گردی (xiyābān-gardī / xiyâbân-gardi, “street roaming”)
Descendants
Proper noun
خیابان • (xiyābān / xiyâbân) (Tajik spelling Хиёбон)
- (historical, otherwise obsolete) Khiyaban, Khodaban; a locality in medieval Herat.
Alternative forms
- خدابان (xudābān / xodâbân), خذابان (xuzābān / xozâbân), خیادوان (xiyādwān / xiyâdvân)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خیابان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خیابان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خیابان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خیابان (xiyābān).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɪ.jɑː.bɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
- Hyphenation: خِ‧یا‧بان
Noun
خِیابان • (xiyābān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ियाबान)
- avenue, a broad road, a wide street
- (a path between) a parterre, flower garden.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | خیابان (xiyābān) | خیابان (xiyābān) |
| oblique | خیابان (xiyābān) | خیابانوں (xiyābānõ) |
| vocative | خیابان (xiyābān) | خیابانو (xiyābāno) |
Further reading
- “خیابان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “خیابان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خيابان”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “خيابان”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.