گلدان

Persian

Alternative forms

• گلدون

Etymology

From گل (gol, “flower”) +‎ ـدان (-dân, “holder, container”).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊl̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡul̪.d̪ɔ́ːn]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	guldān
Dari reading?	guldān
Iranian reading?	goldân
Tajik reading?	guldon

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	گلدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гулдон

گلدان • (goldân) (plural گلدان‌ها (goldân-hâ))

1. flowerpot
   • 1970, “گل بی گلدون”, performed by Googoosh:

     می‌گفتی بی تو هیچم، با من بمون همیشه
     نباشی من می‌میرم، گل بی گلدون نمی‌شه

     migofti bi to hičam, bâ man bemun hamiše
     nabâši man mimiram, gol bi goldun nemiše

     You were telling me I'm nothing without you, stay with me forever
     If you're not there I'll die, a flower cannot grow without a flowerpot

2. vase

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: güldan
• → Gujarati: ગુલદાન (guldān)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਲਦਾਨ (guldān)

  Shahmukhi script: گلدان (guldān)

• → Urdu: گلدان (guldān)