پشتیبان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (puštībān, “supporter, bodyguard”), analyzable in New Persian as ‎ (pošt, “back”) +‎ ‎ (bân, “keeper, support, guard”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /pʊʃtiːbɑːn/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /puʃtibɔn/

Adjective

پشتیبان • (poštibân)

Noun

پشتیبان • (poštibân)

Derived terms

پشتیبانی‎ (poštibâni)
- ‎ (poštibâni kardan)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “puštībān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 70
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “پشتیبان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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