سیاهپوست
Appearance
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From سیاه (siyâh, “black”) + پوست (pust, “skin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [si.jɑːh.ˈpoːst]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [si.jɒːɦ.pʰúːst̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.jɔɦ.pʰɵ́st̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | siyāhpōst |
Dari reading? | siyāhpōst |
Iranian reading? | siyâhpust |
Tajik reading? | siyohpüst |
Adjective
[edit]سیاهپوست • (siyâh-pust)
Noun
[edit]سیاهپوست • (siyâh-pust) (plural سیاهپوستان (siyâh-pustân) or سیاهپوستها (siyâh-pust-hâ))
- black person, black-skinned person
- c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels][1]:
- از آن بالاتر سوی جنوب ولایت نوبه است و پادشاه آن زمین دیگر است و مردم آنجا سیاه پوست باشند و دین ایشان ترسای باشد.
- az ān bālā-tar sōy-i junūb wilāyat-i nūba ast u pādišāh-i ān zamīn dīgar ast u mardum-i ānjā siyāh pōst bāšand u dīn-i ēšān tarsāy bāšad.
- Higher from there, towards the south, is the country of Nubia. The king of that land is different, and the people there are black. Their religion is Christian.