قره‌باغ

Persian

Alternative forms

• قراباغ (qarâbâğ)

Etymology

Morphologically قره (qare, “black”) +‎ باغ (bâğ, “garden”); see Armenian Ղարաբաղ (Ġarabaġ) and Azerbaijani Qarabağ.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qa.ɾa.ˈβɑːɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.ɾä.bɑ́ːɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.ɾä.bɑ́ːɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.ɾä.bɑ́ːɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.ɾä.bɔ́ːɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæɹe.bɒ́ːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.ɾä.bɔ́ʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qara-ḇāğ
Dari reading?	qara-bāğ
Iranian reading?	ğare-bâğ
Tajik reading?	qara-boġ

Proper noun

Dari	قره‌باغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Қарабоғ

قره‌باغ • (qarebâğ)

1. Karabakh (region in the South Caucasus)

Derived terms

• قره‌باغ کوهستانی (qare-bâğ-e kuhestâni, “Mountainous Karabakh”)