ناودان

Persian

Alternative forms

ناودون (nâvdun) (Tehrani)

Etymology

From (nâv) +‎ (dân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naːw.ˈdaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːw.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːw.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näw.d̪ɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːv.d̪ɒ́ːn]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [nɒːv.d̪úːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔw.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nāwdān
Dari reading^?	nāwdān
Iranian reading^?	nâvdân
Tajik reading^?	novdon

Noun

ناودان • (nâvdân)

gutter, drainpipe
(obsolete) canal, aqueduct

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ناودان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim