ابرنجن
Persian
Alternative forms
- ابرنجین (abranjin)
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *abi-ra(n)ǰ- (“to color, dye”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῤέζω (rézō, “I dye, paint”) and Persian رنگ (rang) itself; also an exact doublet of اورنگ (owrang) / افرنگ (afrang, “throne; splendor”).
Compare Old Armenian ապարանջան (aparanǰan) and Georgian ამბარჩა (ambarča), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaβ.ɾan.ˈd͡ʒan]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾän.d͡ʒǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾän.d͡ʒǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾän.d͡ʒǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæb.ɹæn.d͡ʒǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾän.d͡ʒǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aḇranjan |
| Dari reading? | abranjan |
| Iranian reading? | abranjan |
| Tajik reading? | abranjan |
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 314
Urdu
Alternative forms
- ابرنجین (abranjīn)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian ابرنجن (abranjan).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əb.ɾən.d͡ʒən/
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