تابستان

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭲𐭠𐭯𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭 (tābestān). Equivalent to تاب (tâb, “heat”) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑː.bɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɔː.bis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]
 
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɒː.bes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
    • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɒː.bes.t̪ʰúːn]

Readings
Classical reading? tāḇistān
Dari reading? tābistān
Iranian reading? tâbestân
Tajik reading? tobiston
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Noun
Dari تابستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik тобистон

تابستان • (tâbestân) (plural تابستان‌ها (tâbestân-hâ))

  1. summer

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: તાબિસ્તાન (tābistān)

See also
Seasons in Persian · فصل (layout · text) · category
بهار (“spring”) تابستان (“summer”) پاییز (“autumn”) زمستان (“winter”)
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