در شهر کوران، یک‌چشم پادشاست

Persian

Etymology

A calque from a foreign language, lit. "in the city of the blind, the one-eyed man is king!".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daɾ ʃah.ɾi koː.ˈɾɑːn jak.t͡ʃaʃm pɑː.ði.ˈʃɑːst]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ ʃäɦ.ɾɪ kʰoː.ɾɑ́ːn jäk.t͡ʃʰäʃm pʰɑː.d̪ɪ.ʃɑ́ːst̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ ʃäɦ.ɾɪ kʰoː.ɾɑ́ːn jäk.t͡ʃʰäʃm pʰɑː.d̪ɪ.ʃɑ́ːst̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ ʃɑː.ɾɪ kʰoː.ɾɑ́ːn jäk.t͡ʃʰäʃm pʰɑː.d̪ɪ.ʃɑ́ːst̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ ʃɔː.ɾi kʰʊː.ɾɔ́ːn jäk.t͡ʃʰäʃm pʰɔː.d̪i.ʃɔ́ːst̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æɹ ʃæɦ.ɹe kʰuː.ɹɒ́ːn], [ jekʲ.t͡ʃʰæʃm pʰɒː.d̪e.ʃɒ́ːst̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ ʃäɦ.ɾi kʰɵ.ɾɔ́n jäk.t͡ʃʰäʃm pʰɔ.d̪i.ʃɔ́st̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	dar šahr-i kōrān yak-čašm pāḏišāst
Dari reading?	dar šahr-i kōrān yak-čašm pādišāst
Iranian reading?	dar šahr-e kurân, yek-čašm pâdešâst
Tajik reading?	dar šahr-i küron yak-čašm podišost

Proverb

Dari	در شهر کوران، یک‌چشم پادشاست
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дар шаҳри кӯрон, якчашм подишост

در شهرِ کوران، یک‌چشم پادشاست • (dar šahr-e kurân, yek-čašm pâdešâst)

1. in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king