دکان

See also: دكان and دُکان

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), borrowed from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ʊ.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪ʊk.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɑːn]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ʊ.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪ʊk.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɑːn]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪u.kʰɔ́ːn], [d̪uk.kʰɔ́ːn], [d̪u.kʰɔːn]
    • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪o.kʰɒ́ːn], [d̪okʲ.kʰɒ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɒːn]

    Readings
    Classical reading? dukān, dukkān, dūkān
    Dari reading? dukān, dukkān, dūkān
    Iranian reading? dokân, dokkân, dukân
    Tajik reading? dükon, dukon
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    دکان • (dukān, dukkān / dokân, dokkân) (Tajik spelling дукон, or дӯкон)

    1. shop or store (usually small)
      آیا به دکانِ ایرانی می‌روی؟
      āyā ba dukān-i ērānī mē-rawī? [Class.]
      âyâ be dokân-e irâni mi-ravi? [Iran.]
      Are you going to the Iranian store?

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Urdu

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian دُکَان (dukān), borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), borrowed from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      دُکان • (dukānf (Hindi spelling दुकान)

      1. shop
      2. store
        Synonym: اِسْٹور (isṭor)