ساربان

Persian

Alternative forms
  • ساروان (sârevân)

Etymology

Borrowed from either Parthian 𐫘𐫀𐫡𐫤 (sʾrt /⁠sārt⁠/, “caravan”) or Sogdian [script needed] (sʾrth /⁠sārt⁠/, “caravan”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.ɾɪ.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɑː.ɾɪ.bɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sɔː.ɾi.bɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? sāriḇān
Dari reading? sāribān
Iranian reading? sârebân
Tajik reading? soribon

Noun

ساربان • (sârebân) (plural ساربانان (sârebânân) or ساربان‌ها (sârebân-hâ))

  1. (archaic) caravanner, caravaneer (leader of caravan)
    • 12th century, Saadi, Divan (Ghazaliyyat), 268:
      ای ساربان آهسته رو کآرام جانم می‌رود
      وآن دل که با خود داشتم با دلستانم می‌رود
      ey sârebân âheste rân k-ârâm-e jânam mi-ravad
      v-ân del ke bâ xod dâštam bâ delsetânam mi-ravad
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (archaic) camel-keeper
    • 11th century, Abulfazl Bayhaqi, Tarikh-i Bayhaqi, Adib, page 453, cited in "ساربان", Dehkhoda Dictionary:
      امیر حاجب سباشی را گفت ساربانان را بباید گفت تا اشتران دوردست تر نبرند.
      amir hâjeb sabâši râ goft sârebânân râ bebâyad goft tâ oštorân dur-dast-tar nabarand.
      Amir Hajib told Sabashi that the camel-keepers should be told not to bring the camels any farther.

Synonyms
  • قافله‌سالار (qâfele-sâlâr)
  • کاروان‌سالار (kârvân-sâlâr)

References
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