قانون گو
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qaː.ˈnuːn.ɡo/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɑː.nuːŋ.ɡo]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qɒː.nuːŋ.ɡo]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qɔ.nuŋ.ɡo]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qānūn-go |
| Dari reading? | qānūn-go |
| Iranian reading? | ġânun-go |
| Tajik reading? | qonun-go |
Noun
قانون گو • (qānūn-go)
- an officer whose duty is to register and expound the laws of the empire
- an officer in each district acqauinted with the customs, and with the nature of the tenures of the land
Descendants
- → Assamese: কানন্গো (kanongü)
- → Bengali: কানুনগো (kanungō)
- → Bundeli: कानूनगो (kānūngo)
- → Gujarati: કાનૂગો (kānūgo)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: क़ानूनगो (qānūngo)
- Urdu: قَانُون گو (qānūn go)
- → Maithili: कानूनगो (kānūnᵊgō)
- → Odia: କାନୁନ୍ଗୋ (kānungo)
- → Punjabi: kānūgo
- Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਨੂਗੋ
- Shahmukhi script: کانُوگو
- → Sindhi: qānūṅgo
- Arabic script: قانُون گو
- Devanagari script: क़ानून गो
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “قانون گو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قانون گو (qānūn-go)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qɑnun‿ɡo]
Noun
قانُون گو • (qānūṅgo) ? (Devanagari क़ानून गो)
References
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “قانُون_گو”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قانون گو (qānūn-go)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɑː.nuːn ɡoː/
Noun
قَانُون گو • (qānūn go) m (Hindi spelling क़ानूनगो)
- (historical) an officer in each district, acquainted with its customs, the nature and tenures of the land
References
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “قانون_گو”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]