سایبان
Persian
Alternative forms
- سایهبان (sâye-bân)
- سایوان (sâyevân)
Etymology
From سایه (sâye, “shadow”) + ـبان (-bân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /saːj.ˈbaːn/, /saː.ja.ˈbaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑːj.bɑ́ːn], [sɑː.jä.bɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sɒːj.bɒ́ːn], [sɒːje.bɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sɔj.bɔ́n], [sɔ.jä.bɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sāybān, sāya-bān |
| Dari reading? | sāybān, sāya-bān |
| Iranian reading? | sâybân, sâye-bân |
| Tajik reading? | soybon, soya-bon |
Noun
سایبان • (sâybân or sâyebân)
- shade (of a tree or foliage)
- umbrella, parasol
- Synonyms: آفتابگیر (âftâb-gir), چتر (čatr)
- awning, overhang
Descendants
- → Uzbek: soyabon
- → Turkmen: saýawan
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सायबान (sāybān)
- Urdu: سائبان (sāybān)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سایبان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim