گریبان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • گریوان (gerivân)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (glywbʾn' /⁠grīwbān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *griHwáHnah (neck, collar), from Proto-Iranian *griHwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH (neck, throat).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾiː.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾi.bɔ́ːn], [ɡä.ɾi.bɔ́ːn]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲe.ɹiː.bɒ́ːn], [ɡʲæ.ɹiː.bɒ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? girībān, garībān
Dari reading? girībān, garībān
Iranian reading? geribân, garibân
Tajik reading? giribon, garibon

Noun

گریبان • (geribân, garibân) (plural گریبان‌ها)

  1. collar
    Synonym: یقه (yaqe)

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਗਰੇਬਾਨ (garebān)
    Shahmukhi script: گریبان (garebān)