کاروان

کاروان

Central Kurdish

Noun

کاروان (karwan)

1. caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)

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Persian

Alternative forms

• کاربان‎ (kârbân)

Etymology

From Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān, “caravan; military column”). See descendants there.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kɒːɾˈwɒːn/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːɾˈvɒn], [kʰɒːɾeˈvɒn]

Noun

Dari	کاروان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	корвон (korvon)

کاروان • (kârvân) (plural کاروان‌ها‎ (kârvân-hâ))

1. caravan
2. convoy

Synonyms

• قافله‎ (qâfele)

Derived terms

• کاروانی‎ (kârvâni)
• کاروانسرا‎ (kârvânsarâ)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: каруан (karuan)
• → Catalan: caravana
• → Old French: carvane
  • → English: caravan
  • French: caravane
• → Spanish: caravana
• → Turkish: kervan

References

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