پاسبان

پاسبان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭮𐭡𐭠𐭭‎ (pāsbān, “guard, watcher”). Akin to Old Armenian պահապան (pahapan); an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

پاسبان • (pâsbân) (plural پاسبانان‎ (pâsbânân) or پاسبان‌ها‎ (pâsbân-hâ))

1. policeman
2. sentinel, guard, watchman
3. shepherd
4. angels

Synonyms

• پاسدار‎ (pâsdâr)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “پاسبان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul