بندرگاه

Persian

Etymology

From بَنْدَر (bandar, “port”) +‎ ـگاه (-gâh, a suffix forming words of location).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ban.daɾ.ˈɡɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæn̪.d̪æɹ.ɡɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bän̪.d̪äɾ.ɡɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bandargāh
Dari reading?	bandargāh
Iranian reading?	bandargâh
Tajik reading?	bandargoh

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

بَنْدَرْگاه • (bandargâh) (plural بندرگاه‌ها (bandargâh-hâ))

1. port, harbour

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: बंदरगाह (bandargāh)

  Urdu: بَنْدَرْگاہ (bandargāh)

• → Ottoman Turkish: بندرگاه
• → Pashto: بندرګا (bandargā)