پشتیبان
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (puštībān, “supporter, bodyguard”), analyzable in New Persian as پشت (pošt, “back”) + ـبان (-bân, “keeper, support, guard”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /puʃ.tiː.ˈbaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰoʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰuʃ.t̪ʰi.bɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | puštībān |
| Dari reading? | puštībān |
| Iranian reading? | poštibân |
| Tajik reading? | puštibon |
Adjective
پشتیبان • (poštibân)
Noun
پشتیبان • (poštibân)
Derived terms
- پشتیبانی (poštibâni)
- پشتیبانی کردن (poštibâni kardan)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “puštībān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 70
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پشتیبان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press