سایبان

Persian

Alternative forms

• سایه‌بان (sâye-bân)
• سایوان (sâyevân)

Etymology

From سایه (sâye, “shadow”) +‎ ـبان (-bân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑːj.ˈbɑːn], [sɑː.ja.ˈβɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑːj.bɑ́ːn], [sɑː.jä.bɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑːj.bɑ́ːn], [sɑː.jä.bɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑːj.bɑ́ːn], [sɑː.jä.bɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säj.bɔ́ːn], [sɔː.jä.bɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒːj.bɒ́ːn], [sɒːje.bɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔj.bɔ́n], [sɔ.jä.bɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāybān, sāya-ḇān
Dari reading?	sāybān, sāya-bān
Iranian reading?	sâybân, sâye-bân
Tajik reading?	soybon, soya-bon

Noun

سایبان • (sâybân or sâyebân)

1. shade (of a tree or foliage)
2. umbrella, parasol

   Synonyms: آفتاب‌گیر (âftâb-gir), چتر (čatr)

3. awning, overhang

Descendants

• → Uzbek: soyabon
• → Turkmen: saýawan
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: सायबान (sāybān)

  Urdu: سائبان (sāybān)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سایبان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim