دلیجان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).

Proper noun

دلیجان • (Dilican)

  1. Dilijan (a town in Armenia)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Dilican

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French diligence (“stage-coach”), from Latin diligens.

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? delijân

Noun

دلیجان • (delijân) (plural دلیجان‌ها)

  1. stage-coach
  2. carriage
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from French (see above), or from دلیرگان (delirgân), from دلیر (delir, “courageous”). Compare Armenian Դիլիջան (Diliǰan).

Alternative forms

  • دلیگان (deligân)

Proper noun

دلیجان • (delijân)

  1. Delijan (a town in Markazi province, Iran)
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