کیوان
Persian
| Dari | کیوان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кайвон |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kaj.ˈwɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj.wɑ́ːn], [kʰiː.wɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäj.wɑ́ːn], [kʰiː.wɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäj.wɔ́ːn], [kʰi.wɔ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʲej.vɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj.vɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kaywān |
| Dari reading? | kaywān, kīwān |
| Iranian reading? | keyvân |
| Tajik reading? | kayvon |
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian kywʾn' (kēwān), ultimately from Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (SAG.UŠ /kaiamānu, kayamānu, kajamānu/, “Saturn”, literally “regular, usual, steady, staying, abiding always”).
Proper noun
کیوان • (keyvân)
- (astronomy) Saturn
- Synonym: زحل (zohal)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 174:
- پیشتر ز افلاک کیوان دیدهاند
پیشتر از دانهها نان دیدهاند- pēš-tar as aflāk kaywan dida-and
pēš-tar as dāna-hā nān dida-and - Before the (creation of the) heavens they have seen Saturn,
before the (existence of) seeds they have seen the bread.
- pēš-tar as aflāk kaywan dida-and
- a male given name, Keyvan or Kayvan, from Middle Persian
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