بابک

Persian

Etymology

Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (Pābag), itself from Old Persian *Pāpakah.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baː.ˈbak/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.bák]

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

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

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.bák]

Readings
Classical reading?	bābak
Dari reading?	bābak
Iranian reading?	bâbak
Tajik reading?	bobak

Noun

بابک • (bâbak)

1. a little father
2. one who educates
3. a turquoise stone

Adjective

بابک • (bâbak)

1. faithful, constant, firm, strong

Proper noun

بابک • (bâbak)

1. a male given name Babak

   Babak Khorramdin

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: Պապաք (Papakʻ)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “بابک”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul