زوبین

زوبین

Persian

Alternative forms

• ژوبین‎ (žubin), ژوپین‎ (župin)

Etymology

A wanderwort of unclear origin: compare Ancient Greek σιβύνη (sibúnē, “hunting spear”), Classical Syriac ܣܘܒܝܢܝܬܐ‎ pl (sōḇīnyāṯā, “spears”), Aramaic סוֹפִינָא‎ (sōp̄īnā, “spear-tip”), Old Armenian սուին (suin, “spear”), Middle Georgian ზუფი (zupi, “javelin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zoːbiːn/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zoːbiːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zuːbiːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zɵːbin/

Noun

زوبین • (zubin)

1. javelin

See also

• نیزه‎ (nize, “spear”)