گشن

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Iranian *vršna-. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܐܘܫܢܐ, an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡuʃn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊʃn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊʃn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊʃn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡuʃn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥oʃn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡuʃn]

Readings
Classical reading?	gušn
Dari reading?	gušn
Iranian reading?	gošn
Tajik reading?	gušn

Noun

گشن • (gošn)

1. male, man

   Synonyms: مرد (mard), نر (nar)

2. conception

   Synonym: جنین (janin)

3. population

   Synonym: مردم (mardom)

4. (obsolete) stallion

   Synonyms: نریان (nariyân), نر (nar)

Adjective

گشن • (gošn)

1. masculine, male

   Synonym: مردانه (mardâne)

2. fertile; pretaining to male sexuality, vitality, and potency

Verb

گشن • (gošn)

1. (obsolete) present stem form of گشنیدن

Derived terms

• گُشناب (gošnâb, “semen”)