پنجشیر

Persian

Etymology

From پنج (panj, “five”) +‎ شیر (šir, “lion”), literally “five lions”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰänd͡ʒ.ʃéːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? panjšēr
Dari reading? panjšēr
Iranian reading? panjšir
Tajik reading? panjšer

Proper noun

Dari پنجشیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik Панҷшер

پنجشیر • (panjšir or panjšêr)

  1. Panjshir (a province of Afghanistan)
    ولایت پنجشیر ― wilāyat-i panjšēr ― the province of Panjshir, Panjshir Province

Descendants

  • → English: Panjshir
  • → Urdu: پنج شیر (panjśer)

Urdu

Proper noun

پَنْجْشیر • (panjśer) m (Hindi spelling पंजशेर)

  1. alternative form of پنج شیر (panj śer, “Panjshir”)
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