برهمن

Persian

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /baɾahman/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /bæɾæhmæn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /baɾahman/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Noun

بَرَهمَن • (barahman) (plural بَرَهمَنان‎ (barahmanân) or بَراهِمه‎ (barâheme))

brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste)
- c. 1650, Čandra Bhān, دیوان برهمن [The Brahman's divan]:
  ‏برهمن از لب هندی نژادان نکته می‌سنجد، زبان پارسی و ترکی و تازی نمی‌داند.‎‎
  barahman az lab-e hendi nežâdân nokte mi-sanjad, zabân-e pârsi va torki va tâzi ne-mi-dânad.
  [This] brahman weighs his subtle wits with lips of Hindi lineage; he knows not the Persian nor the Turkish nor the Arabic tongue.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Proper noun

بَرَهمَن • (barahman)

Brahman (Hindu concept)

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