خاندان

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaːn.ˈdaːn/, /xaː.na.ˈdaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nä.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑːn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [xɑː.nä.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔːn̪.d̪ɔ́ːn], [xɔː.nä.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒːn̪.d̪ɒ́ːn], [xɒː.ne.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔn̪.d̪ɔ́n], [χɔ.nä.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	xāndān, xānadān
Dari reading?	xāndān, xānadān
Iranian reading?	xândân, xânedân
Tajik reading?	xondon, xonadon

Noun

خاندان • (xāndān, xānadān / xândân, xânedân) (Tajik spelling хондон, or хонадон)

1. family
2. clan
3. dynasty

Synonyms

• خانواده (xānawāda / xânevâde)
• فامیل (fāmīl / fâmil)
• قوم (qawm / ġowm)

Descendants

• → Bengali: খানদান (khanodan)
• → Gujarati: ખાનદાન (khāndān)
• → Uzbek: xonadon
• → Turkish: hanedan

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَانْدَان (xāndān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑːn.d̪ɑːnʊ/, [xɑːn.d̪ɑn], [kʰɑːn.d̪ɑːn]
• Hyphenation: خان‧دان

Noun

خاندان • (xāndānu) m

1. family

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَانْدَان (xāndān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːn.d̪ɑːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: خان‧دان

Noun

خانْدان • (xāndān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानदान)

1. (chiefly) family
2. dynasty, lineage
3. (loosely) household

Declension

Declension of خاندان

	singular	plural
direct	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندان (xāndān)
oblique	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندانوں (xāndānõ)
vocative	خاندان (xāndān)	خاندانو (xāndāno)

References

• “خاندان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خاندان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.