گلدان

Persian

Etymology

گل (gol, “flower”) +‎ ـدان (-dân, “holder, container”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡul.ˈdɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡul̪.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ol̪.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡul̪.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	guldān
Dari reading?	guldān
Iranian reading?	goldân
Tajik reading?	guldon

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Noun

Dari	گلدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гулдон

گلدان • (goldân) (plural گلدان‌ها (goldân-hâ))

1. flowerpot
2. vase

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: güldan
• → Gujarati: ગુલદાન (guldān)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਲਦਾਨ (guldān)

  Shahmukhi script: گلدان (guldān)

• → Urdu: گلدان (guldān)