فرمانده

Persian

Etymology

فرمان (farmān / farmân, “order”) +‎ ده (dih / deh, present stem of دادن (dādan / dâdan, “to give”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /far.maːn.ˈdih/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.mɑːn̪.d̪e̞ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.mɑːn̪.d̪e̞ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.mɑːn̪.d̪ɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.mɔːn̪.d̪i]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæɹ.mɒːn̪.d̪eʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ.mɔn̪.d̪eʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	farmāndih
Dari reading?	farmāndeh
Iranian reading?	farmândeh
Tajik reading?	farmondeh

Noun

Dari	قومندان
Iranian Persian	فرمانده
Tajik	фармондеҳ, командир

فرمانده • (farmāndih / farmândeh) (plural فرماندهان (farmāndihān / farmândehân), or فرمانده‌ها (farmāndih-hā / farmândeh-hâ), Tajik spelling фармондеҳ)

1. commander, general

   فرمانده کل ارتش ― farmândeh-e koll-e arteš ― commander-in-chief of the Army

Derived terms

• فرماندهی (farmāndihī / farmândehi)