دیگدان

Persian

Etymology

Morphologically from ‎ (dêg, “pot”) +‎ ‎ (-dân, “holder, container”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /deːɡˈdɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /deːɡˈdɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /diːɡˈdɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /deɡˈdɔn/

Noun

Dari	دیگدان
Iranian Persian	اجاق‎
Tajik	дегдон (degdon)

دیگدان • (dêgdân) (plural دیگدان‌ها‎ (dêgdân-hâ))

(Dari and elsewhere dialectal) stove
(archaic) fireplace used for cooking purposes, oven
- 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, Ghazalyat
  ‏ز دیگدان لئیمان چون دود بگریزند
  نه دست کفچه کنند از برای کاسهٔ آش‎

Synonyms

اجاق‎ (ojâq)
کوره‎ (kure)
تنور‎ (tanur)
آتشدان‎ (âtašdân)

Descendants

→ Urdu: دیگ دان‎ (deg-dān)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دیگدان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دیگدان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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