مردگان
Persian
Etymology
From مرده (murda / morde, “dead”) + ـگان (-gān / -gân, plural suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /muɾ.daˈɡaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊɾ.d̪ä.ɡɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [moɹ.d̪e.ɡɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [muɾ.d̪ä.ɡɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | murdagān |
| Dari reading? | murdagān |
| Iranian reading? | mordegân |
| Tajik reading? | murdagon |
Noun
مردگان • (murdagān / mordegân) (Tajik spelling мурдагон)
- (formal) plural of مرده
- مردگان در قبرستانها دفن میشوند. (Iranian Persian)
- mordegân dar ġabrestân-hâ dafn mi-šavand.
- Dead people are buried in graveyards.
Inflection
| bare | مردگان (mordegân) |
|---|---|
| ezâfe | مردگان (mordegân-e) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
مردگانی (mordegân-i) |