دبیرستان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dpyrstʾn' (dibīrestān, “school”), equivalent to دبیر (debir) + ستان (estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.βiː.ɾis.tɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.bi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.biː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.bi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	daḇīristān
Dari reading?	dabīristān
Iranian reading?	dabirestân
Tajik reading?	dabiriston

Noun

Regional synonyms of "high school"

Dari	لیسه
Iranian Persian	دبیرستان
Tajik	мактаби миёна

دبیرستان • (dabirestân)

1. (Iran) secondary school, high school
2. (historical, original meaning) school for chancery secretaries

Derived terms

• دبیرستانی (dabirestâni, “high schooler”)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “dibīrestān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 26.