کهن
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian khwbn' (/kahwan/, “old”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (qhwn)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.ˈhan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo̞.ɦän]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.ɦæn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰu.ɦän]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kuhan |
| Dari reading? | kohan |
| Iranian reading? | kohan |
| Tajik reading? | kuhan |
Adjective
کهن • (kuhan / kohan) (comparative کهنتَر, superlative کهنتَرین, Tajik spelling куҳан)
Derived terms
- کهنه (kuhna / kohne)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: كهن (köhn, kühün, kühin, “old, ancient”)
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kahwan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48
- ^ Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “کهن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[1], Vienna, column 4105