شمن

See also: سمن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), akin to Manichaean Parthian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), Sogdian [script needed] (šmn /⁠šaman⁠/, “monk”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈman]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.mǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.mǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.mǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.mǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.mǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.mǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	šaman
Dari reading?	šaman
Iranian reading?	šaman
Tajik reading?	šaman

Noun

Dari	شمن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шаман

شمن • (šaman)

1. (archaic) an idolater
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     از ایران یکی کهترم چون شمن
     پیام آوریده به شاه یمن

     az irân yeki kehtaram čon šaman
     payâm âvaride be šâhe yaman

     I am a servant from Iran, humble as an idolater
     bringing a message to the king of Yemen.

2. shaman

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شمن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press