چراغدان

Persian

Etymology

From چراغ (čerâğ) +‎ ـدان (dân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.ɾɑːɣ.ˈdɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔːɣ.d̪ɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹɒːɢ.d̪ɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔʁ.d̪ɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	čirāğdān
Dari reading?	čirāğdān
Iranian reading?	čerâğdân
Tajik reading?	čiroġdon

Noun

Dari	چراغدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чироғдон

چراغدان • (čerâğdân)

1. niche for a lamp

   Synonym: مشکات (meškât)

   • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[1]:

     بر در شهر مشهدی راست کرده‌اند و آنجا بسیار فرش و طرح و قنادیل و چراغدان‌های زرین و نقره‌گین نهاده.

     bar dar-i šahr mašhadē rāst karda-and u ānjā bisyār farš u tarh u qanādīl u čirāğdān-hā-yi zarrēn u nuqra-gīn nihāda.

     On the city gate, a martyr's shrine has been erected, and many carpets, designs, lanterns, and lamp niches of gold and silver have been placed there.

2. candelabrum

   Synonym: شمعدان (šam'dân)

Derived terms

• → Georgian: ჩირაღდანი (čiraɣdani)