کابین

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cabin.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.bíːn]

Readings
Iranian reading?	kâbin

Noun

کابین • (kâbin)

1. cabinet, cubicle; portable enclosed room

   کابین آسانسور ― kâbin-e âsânsor ― elevator car

2. (aviation) cockpit

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾp̄yn' /⁠kābēn⁠/, “marriage-portion, dowry”). Compare Old Armenian կապէն-ք (kapēn-kʻ, “price of prostitution”), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑː.ˈβiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.bíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.bíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.bíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.bín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.bíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.bín]

Readings
Classical reading?	kāḇīn
Dari reading?	kābīn
Iranian reading?	kâbin
Tajik reading?	kobin

Noun

کابین • (kâbin)

1. marriage-portion, dowry

Alternative forms

• کابن (kâben), کاوین (kâvin)

Descendants

• → French: kabin
• → Turkish: kebin (dialectal)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կապէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 524b
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 165
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “کابین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul