اخوان

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِخْوَان (ʔiḵwān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔix.wɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪx.wɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪx.wɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪx.wɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔix.wɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔex.vɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiχ.vɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	ixwān
Dari reading?	ixwān
Iranian reading?	exvân
Tajik reading?	ixvon

Noun

اخوان • (ixwān／ex-vân)

1. plural of اخ (ax)