سرنشین

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ نشین (nešin, present stem of نشستن (nešastan, “to sit”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sar.ni.ˈʃiːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nɪ.ʃíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nɪ.ʃíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.nɪ.ʃíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ni.ʃín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.ne.ʃíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ni.ʃín]

• Rhymes: -iːn

Readings
Classical reading?	sarnišīn
Dari reading?	sarnišīn
Iranian reading?	sarnešin
Tajik reading?	sarnišin

Noun

سرنشین • (sarnišīn / sarnešin) (plural سرنشینان (sarnišīnān / sarnešinân), Tajik spelling сарнишин)

1. passenger
2. (archaic, original sense) someone riding a mule (in a caravan)

Derived terms

• سرنشین‌دار (sarnešin-dâr, “with passengers; manned”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: sərnişin