دبیرستان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dpyrstʾn' (dibīrestān, “school”), equivalent to (debir) + (estân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /da.biː.ɾis.ˈtaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.bi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.biː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.bi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dabīristān
Dari reading^?	dabīristān
Iranian reading^?	dabirestân
Tajik reading^?	dabiriston

Noun

Regional synonyms of "high school"
Dari	لیسه
Iranian Persian	دبیرستان
Tajik	мактаби миёна

دبیرستان • (dabirestân)

(Iran) secondary school, high school
(historical, original meaning) school for chancery secretaries

Derived terms

دبیرستانی (dabirestâni, “high schooler”)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “dibīrestān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 26.