گردون

Persian

Etymology 1

From the verb ‎ (gaštan, “to rotate, turn, revolve”). Equivalent to ‎ (gard) +‎ ‎ (-un).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ɡaɾduːn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɡæɾduːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɡaɾdun/

Noun

گردون • (gardun)

wheel (Any circular device which rotates on its axis.)
(poetic) sky, space

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [script needed] (wardyūn).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ɡaɾduːn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɡæɾduːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɡaɾdun/

Noun

گردون • (gardun)

Synonyms

گردونه‎ (gardune), ارّابه‎ (arrâbe)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “گردون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “wardyūn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 87

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