نارون

Persian

Alternative forms

ناروان (nârvân)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.ˈwan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.wǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.wǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːɾ.wǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːɹ.vǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔɾ.vǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nārwan
Dari reading^?	nārwan
Iranian reading^?	nârvan
Tajik reading^?	norvan

Etymology 1

Akin to Manichaean Parthian 𐫗𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫀𐫗 (nārwān /⁠nʾrwʾn⁠/, “elm”) and Old Uyghur 𐫗𐫀𐫡𐫇𐫗 (narvan /⁠nʾrβn⁠/, “elm”) (also 𐽺𐽰𐽾𐽱𐽰𐽺 (nʾrβʾn)).

Noun

نارون • (nârvan)

(Transoxianan, obsolete) a large tree with many branches
elm

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian equivalent to (nâr) +‎ (van, “(ash) tree”) or (bon, “tree, bush”) (the same word with regular sound change from Middle to New Persian).

Noun

نارون • (nârvan)

(obsolete) pomegranate tree
(Can we find and add a quotation of Ferdowsi to this entry?)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نارون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “نارون”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1275a
Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 794a; addition Wolff, Fritz (1991) “Verbesserungen und Zusätze zum Schahname-Glossar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[3] (in German), volume 141, page 110