آبادان

Ottoman Turkish

Adjective

آبادان • (âbâdân)

1. Inhabited, flourishing.
2. Strong, powerful.

Persian

Etymology

آباد (âbâd, “inhabited, cultivated”) +‎ ـان (ân)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.βɑː.ˈðɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɑː.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɑː.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.bɑː.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.bɔː.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.bɒː.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.bɔ.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇāḏān
Dari reading?	ābādān
Iranian reading?	âbâdân
Tajik reading?	obodon

• IPA^(key): [ʔɒːbɒːd̪ɒn], [ʔɒːbɒːd̪ɒːn]

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Noun

آبادان • (âbâdân)

1. cultivated or inhabited place

Adjective

آبادان • (âbâdân)

1. cultivated, inhabited

Derived terms

• آبادانی (âbâdâni)

Proper noun

آبادان • (âbâdân)

1. Abadan (a city in Iran)