زوبین

Persian

Alternative forms

• ژوبین (žubin), ژوپین (župin)

Etymology

A wanderwort of unclear origin: compare Ancient Greek σιβύνη (sibúnē, “hunting spear”), Classical Syriac ܣܘܒܝܢܝܬܐ pl (sōḇīnyāṯā, “spears”), Aramaic סוֹפִינָא (sōp̄īnā, “spear-tip”), Old Armenian սուին (suin, “spear”), Middle Georgian ზუფი (zupi, “javelin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zoː.βiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.biːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.biːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zoː.biːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zu.bin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zuː.biːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɵ.bin]

Readings
Classical reading?	zōḇīn
Dari reading?	zōbīn
Iranian reading?	zubin
Tajik reading?	zübin

Noun

زوبین • (zubin)

1. javelin

See also

• نیزه (nize, “spear”)