دوشنبه

Persian

Etymology

دو (do) + شنبه (šanbe), literally two (days after) Saturday. From Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫅𐫇𐫢𐫖𐫁𐫎 (dwšmbṯ /⁠dōšambat⁠/, Monday). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The derivation of Tajikistan's capital name”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪uː.ʃäm.béː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪uː.ʃäm.béː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪u.ʃäm.béː]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪o.ʃæm.bé], [d̪uː.ʃæm.bé]

Readings
Classical reading? dū-šanba, dō-šanba
Dari reading? dū-šanbē
Iranian reading? do-šanbe, dušanbe
Tajik reading? du-šanbe
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Noun

Dari دوشنبه
Iranian Persian
Tajik душанбе

دوشَنْبِه • (došanbe)

  1. Monday

Descendants

See also

Proper noun

دوشَنْبِه • (došanbe)

Dari دوشنبه
Iranian Persian
Tajik Душанбе
  1. Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)
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