پاسبان

Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭮𐭡𐭠𐭭 (pāsbān, “guard, watcher”). Akin to Old Armenian պահապան (pahapan); an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

پاسبان • (pâsbân) (plural پاسبانان (pâsbânân) or پاسبان‌ها (pâsbân-hâ))

1. policeman
2. sentinel, guard, watchman
3. shepherd

Synonyms

• پاسدار (pâsdâr)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “پاسبان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul