پناه

See also: پناہ and بناة

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧 (panāh, “protector; refuge”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pa.ˈnɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.nɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.nɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰä.nɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰä.nɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæ.nɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.nɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	panāh
Dari reading?	panāh
Iranian reading?	panâh
Tajik reading?	panoh

Noun

پناه • (panâh)

1. shelter
2. refuge
3. asylum
4. protection

Derived terms

• پناه بردن (panâh bordan)
• پناه جستن (panâh jostan)
• پناهنده (panâhande)
• پناهندگی (panâhandegi)
• پناهگاه (panâhgâh)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pənah
• → Bengali: পনা (pona), পানা (pana)
• → Punjabi: پناہ (panāh) / ਪਨਾਹ (panāh)