برهمن

Persian

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bä.ɾäɦ.män]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bä.ɾɑː.män]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bä.ɾɔː.män]

Readings
Classical reading? barahman
Dari reading? barahman
Iranian reading? barahman
Tajik reading? barahman

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Noun

بَرَهمَن • (barahman) (plural بَرَهمَنان (barahmanân) or بَراهِمه (barâheme))

  1. brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste)
    • c. 1650, Čandra Bhān, دیوان برهمن [The Brahman's divan]:
      برهمن از لب هندی نژادان نکته می‌سنجد، زبان پارسی و ترکی و تازی نمی‌داند.
      barahman az lab-e hendi nežâdân nokte mi-sanjad, zabân-e pârsi va torki va tâzi ne-mi-dânad.
      [This] brahman weighs his subtle wits with lips of Hindi lineage; he knows not the Persian nor the Turkish nor the Arabic tongue.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Proper noun

بَرَهمَن • (barahman)

  1. Brahman (Hindu concept)
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