زبانه

Persian

Etymology

From زبان (zabân, “tongue”) +‎ ـه (-e).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.bɑː.nǽ], [zʊ.bɑː.nǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zä.bɑː.nǽ], [zʊ.bɑː.nǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zä.bɔː.nǽ], [zu.bɔː.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? zabāná, zubāná
Dari reading? zabāna, zubāna
Iranian reading? zabâne
Tajik reading? zabona

Noun

زبانه • (zabâne)

  1. something resembling a tongue:
    1. curl of fire; flame
    2. tongue of a bell
    3. bolt of a lock
    4. tongue of a shoe
  2. (after a number) -lingual
    چند زبانه ― čand zabâne ― multilingual
    دو زبانه ― do zabâne ― bilingual

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