بابک

Persian

Etymology

Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (Pābag), itself from Old Iranian *Pāpaka-, composed of *Pāpa- (“father”) + *-ka- (hypocoristic suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ˈβak]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.bǽk]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.bǽk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.bǽk]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.bǽkʲ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.bǽk]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bāḇak
Dari reading^?	bābak
Iranian reading^?	bâbak
Tajik reading^?	bobak

Noun

بابک • (bâbak)

a little father
one who educates
a turquoise stone

Adjective

بابک • (bâbak)

faithful, constant, firm, strong

Proper noun

بابک • (bâbak)

a male given name Babak
Babak Khorramdin

Descendants

→ Middle Armenian: Պապաք (Papakʻ)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph. A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature. London: Routledge & K. Paul, 1892.

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