چراغدان

Persian

Etymology

From (čerâġ) +‎ (dân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾaːɣˈdaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣd̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔːɣ.d̪ɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹɒːɢd̪ɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔʁd̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čirāġdān
Dari reading^?	čirāġdān
Iranian reading^?	čerâġdân
Tajik reading^?	čiroġdon

Noun


Iranian Persian	چراغدان
Dari	چراغدان
Tajik	чироғдон

چراغدان • (čerâġdân)

niche for a lamp
Synonym: مشکات (meškât)
- c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[1]:
  بر در شهر مشهدی راست کرده‌اند و آنجا بسیار فرش و طرح و قنادیل و چراغدان‌های زرین و نقره‌گین نهاده.
  bar dar-i šahr mašhadē rāst karda-and u ānjā bisyār farš u tarh u qanādīl u čirāġdān-hā-yi zarrēn u nuqra-gīn nihāda.
  On the city gate, a martyr's shrine has been erected, and many carpets, designs, lanterns, and lamp niches of gold and silver have been placed there.
candelabrum
Synonym: شمعدان (šam'dân)

Derived terms

→ Georgian: ჩირაღდანი (čiraɣdani)