چمدان

Persian

Alternative forms

• چمدون (čamedun) (colloquial Tehrani)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чемода́н (čemodán), from Persian جامه‌دان (jâme-dân, “suitcase”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa.ma.ðɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.mä.d̪ɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.mä.d̪ɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.mä.d̪ɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.mä.d̪ɔːn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæme.d̪ɒːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæme.d̪ɒːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæme.d̪uːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰä.mä.d̪ɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	čama-dān
Dari reading?	čama-dān
Iranian reading?	čame-dân
Tajik reading?	čama-don

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Noun

Dari	بکس
Iranian Persian	چمدان
Tajik	ҷомадон, чамадон

چمدان • (čamedân) (plural چمدان‌ها (čamedân-hâ))

1. suitcase

   آخ، چمدونمو گم کرده‌ام.

   âx! čamedunam-o gom kardam.

   Oh no, I've lost my suitcase.

2. luggage, baggage