خاندان

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːnˈdɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xɑːnˈdɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xɒːnˈdɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /xɔnˈdɔn/

Noun

خاندان • (xândân)

1. family
2. clan

Synonyms

• خانواده‎ (xânevâde)
• فامیل‎ (fâmil)
• قوم‎ (qowm)

Descendants

• → Bengali: খানদান (khanodan)
• → Turkish: hanedan

Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian خاندان‎ (xândân).

Noun

خاندان (xāndān)

1. family

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاندان‎ (xândân).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑːn.d̪ɑːn/
• 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 (xāndānō̃)
vocative	خاندان‎ (xāndān)	خاندانو‎ (xāndānō)

References

• “خاندان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خاندان”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.