کیهان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭩𐭧𐭠𐭭𐭩 (gyhʾny /⁠gēhān⁠/). Doublet of جهان and گیهان.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj.hɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäj.jɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäj.jɔːn]
 

Readings
Classical reading? kayhān
Dari reading? kayhān
Iranian reading? keyhân
Tajik reading? kayhon

Noun

Dari کیهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik кайҳон

کیهان • (keyhân)

  1. universe
  2. cosmos

Proper noun

Dari کیهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Кайҳон

کیهان • (keyhân)

  1. a male given name, Keyhan or Kayhan, from Middle Persian

Derived terms

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