گردون

گردون

Persian

Etymology 1

From the verb گَشتَن‎ (gaštan, “to rotate, turn, revolve”). Equivalent to گرد‎ (gard) +‎ ـون‎ (-ūn).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ɡaɾduːn/

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

Noun

گردون • (gardun)

1. wheel (Any circular device which rotates on its axis.)
2. (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)

1. chariot
2. carriage

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