پشتیبان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (puštībān, “supporter, bodyguard”), analyzable in New Persian as پشت (pošt, “back”) +‎ بان (bân, “keeper, support, guard”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [puʃ.tiː.βɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰuʃ.t̪ʰi.bɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰoʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰuʃ.t̪ʰi.bɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	puštīḇān
Dari reading?	puštībān
Iranian reading?	poštibân
Tajik reading?	puštibon

Adjective

پشتیبان • (poštibân)

1. supportive
2. backup

Noun

پشتیبان • (poštibân)

1. supporter
2. protector
3. backup

Derived terms

• پشتیبانی (poštibâni)
  • پشتیبانی کردن (poštibâni kardan)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “puštībān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 70
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پشتیبان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press