کاروان

Central Kurdish

Noun

کاروان (karwan)

caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)

Persian

Alternative forms

کاربان‎ (kârbân)

Etymology

From Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān, “caravan; military column”). See descendants there.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kɒːɾˈwɒːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːɾˈvɒn], [kʰɒːɾeˈvɒn]

Noun

Iranian Persian	کاروان
Dari	کاروان
Tajik	корвон (korvon)

کاروان • (kârvân) (plural کاروان‌ها‎ (kârvân-hâ))

Synonyms

قافله‎ (qâfele)

Derived terms

کاروانی‎ (kârvâni)
کاروانسرا‎ (kârvânsarâ)

Descendants

→ Bashkir: каруан (karuan)
→ Catalan: caravana
→ Old French: carvane
- → English: caravan
- French: caravane
→ Spanish: caravana
→ Turkish: kervan

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کاروان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kārawān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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