زنگبار

Persian

Etymology

Compound of زنگی (zangi, “black-skinned”) and بار (bâr, “coast”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zäŋ.ɡɪ.bɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zäŋ.ɡɪ.bɑ́ːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zäŋ.ɡi.bɔ́ːɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? zangiḇār
Dari reading? zangibār
Iranian reading? zangebâr
Tajik reading? zangibor

Proper noun

زنگبار • (zangebâr)

  1. Zanzibar

Descendants
  • → Arabic: زنجبار (zanjibār)
  • → Urdu: زَن٘گْبار (zaṅgbār)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنگبار (zaṅgibār). By surface analysis, زَن٘گ (zaṅg) +‎ بار (bār).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zəŋɡ.bɑːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
  • Hyphenation: زَن٘گ‧بار

Proper noun

زَن٘گْبار • (zaṅgbār) m (Hindi spelling ज़ंगबार)

  1. Zanzibar (an island in Tanzania)
    Synonym: زَنْجِبار (zanjibār)
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