گلدان

Persian

Alternative forms

گلدون

Etymology

From (gol, “flower”) +‎ (-dân, “holder, container”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡul.ˈdaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡul̪.d̪ɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ol̪.d̪ɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡul̪.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	guldān
Dari reading^?	guldān
Iranian reading^?	goldân
Tajik reading^?	guldon

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	گلدان
Dari	گلدان
Tajik	гулдон

گلدان • (goldân) (plural گلدان‌ها (goldân-hâ))

flowerpot
- 1970, “گل بی گلدون”, performed by Googoosh:
  می‌گفتی بی تو هیچم، با من بمون همیشه
  نباشی من می‌میرم، گل بی گلدون نمی‌شه
  migofti bi to hičam, bâ man bemun hamiše
  nabâši man mimiram, gol bi goldun nemiše
  You were telling me I'm nothing without you, stay with me forever
  If you're not there I'll die, a flower cannot grow without a flowerpot
vase

Descendants

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܘܼܠܕܵܢܵܐ (guldānā)
→ Azerbaijani: güldan
→ Gujarati: ગુલદાન (guldān)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਲਦਾਨ (guldān)

Shahmukhi script: گلدان (guldān)
→ Urdu: گلدان (guldān)