دهگان

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle Persian form described at دهقان (dehqân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪e̞ɦ.ɡɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɪ.ɡɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪i.ɡɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? dihgān
Dari reading? dehgān
Iranian reading? dehgân
Tajik reading? dehgon

Noun

Dari دهگان
Iranian Persian
Tajik деҳгон

دهگان • (dehgân)

  1. (Classical Persian, now dialectal, Tajiki) village settlers or urban dwellers in contrast to nomads
  2. (dialectal, Tajiki) Farsiwan (Tajik) people of Afghanistan
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