سرنشین

Persian

Etymology

From (sar, “head”) +‎ (nešin, present stem of (nešastan, “to sit”)).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saɾ.ni.ˈʃiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nɪ.ʃíːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nɪ.ʃíːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ni.ʃín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.ne.ʃíːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ni.ʃín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sarnišīn
Dari reading^?	sarnišīn
Iranian reading^?	sarnešin
Tajik reading^?	sarnišin

Noun


Iranian Persian	سرنشین
Dari	سرنشین
Tajik	сарнишин

سرنشین • (sarnešin) (plural سرنشینان)

passenger
(archaic, original sense) someone riding a mule (in a caravan)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: sərnişin