دیباچه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِيبَاجَة (dībāja), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dypʾk' /⁠dēbāg⁠/, “brocade”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [diː.βɑː.t͡ʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.bɑː.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.bɑː.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.bɑː.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.bɔː.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪iː.bɒː.t͡ʃʰe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪i.bɔ.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading?	dīḇāča
Dari reading?	dībāča
Iranian reading?	dibâče
Tajik reading?	diboča

Noun

دیباچه • (dibâče)

1. preface, introduction

   Synonym: مقدمه (moqaddame)