شانزده

Persian

Persian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: شانزده (šânzdah)     Ordinal: شانزدهم (šânzdahom)

Dari	شانزده
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шонздаҳ

Alternative forms

• شونزده (šunzdah) (colloquial Iranian)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (šʾzdh /⁠šāzdah⁠/), but shifted due to influence from preceding پانزده (pânzdah, “fifteen”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːnz.dah]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːnz.d̪äʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːnz.d̪äʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːnz.d̪ɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔːnz.d̪ɔː]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːnz.d̪æʱ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒːnz.d̪æʱ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʃuːnz.d̪æʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔnz.d̪äʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	šānzdah
Dari reading?	šānzdah
Iranian reading?	šânzdah
Tajik reading?	šonzdah

Numeral

شانزده • (šânzdah) (Persian numeral ۱۶)

1. sixteen