زهدان

Persian

Alternative forms

• زاقدان (zâqdân), زیدون (zeydun)

Etymology

From زه (zah, zih) +‎ ـدان (-dân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zah.ˈdɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ze̞ɦ.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ze̞ɦ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zeɦ.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zeɦ.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	zahdān
Dari reading?	zehdān
Iranian reading?	zehdân
Tajik reading?	zehdon

Noun

Dari	زهدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зеҳдон

زهدان • (zehdân)

1. (dated) uterus, womb

   Synonym: رحم (rahem)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زهدان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎^[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 207 Nr. 609