چهارباغ
See also: چهار باغ
Persian
Alternative forms
- چهار باغ (čahâr bâġ), چارباغ (čârbâġ)
Etymology
From چهار (čahâr, “four”) + باغ (bâġ, “garden”), literally “four gardens”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.haːɾ.ˈbaːɣ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰä.ɦɑːɾ.bɑːɣ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæ.ɦɒːɹ.bɒːɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰä.ɦɔɾ.bɔʁ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čahārbāġ |
| Dari reading? | čahārbāġ |
| Iranian reading? | čahârbâġ |
| Tajik reading? | čahorboġ |
Noun
| Dari | چهارباغ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | чаҳорбоғ |
چهارباغ • (čahârbâġ)
- chaharbagh (a traditional square-shaped layout of Persian gardens comprising four square gardens separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and four rivers of Paradise)
Descendants
Descendants
Proper noun
| Dari | چهارباغ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Чаҳорбоғ |
چهارباغ • (čahârbâġ)
- ellipsis of خیابان چهارباغ (xiyâbân-e čahârbâġ, “Chaharbagh Avenue”); the Chaharbagh, Isfahan, so named because Shah Abbas the Great had bought four vineyards in the city to secure the right-of-way[1]
- a toponym:
- Chaharbagh (a city in Alborz Province, Iran)
- Chaharbagh (a district of Alborz Province, Iran)
Descendants
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: Çaharbağ
References
- ^ “ČAHĀRBĀḠ-E EṢFAHĀN”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, 1990