بهمان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭠𐭭𐭩 (wāhmān, “so-and-so”). Compare Northern Kurdish bêhvan (“so-and-so”) and wihan (“so, like this”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bah.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦ.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɦ.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦ.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	bahmān
Dari reading?	bahmān
Iranian reading?	bahmân
Tajik reading?	bahmon

Noun

Dari	بهمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	баҳмон

بهمان • (bahmân)

1. so-and-so

   Synonym: فلان (folân)

   فلان و بهمان ― folân-o-bahmân ― so and so, one thing or another