دانشگاه

Persian

Etymology

دانش (dâneš, “knowledge”) +‎ ـگاه (-gâh, “place”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.nɪʃ.ɡɑːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.nɪʃ.ɡɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪ɔː.niʃ.ɡɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? dānišgāh
Dari reading? dānišgāh
Iranian reading? dânešgâh
Tajik reading? donišgoh
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Noun
Dari دانشگاه, پوهنتون
Iranian Persian دانشگاه
Tajik донишгоҳ

دانِشْگاه • (dânešgâh) (plural دانشگاه‌ها (dânešgâh-hâ))

  1. university
    Synonym: (archaic) اونیورسیته (universite)
    دانِشْگاهِ تِهْران ― dânešgâh-e tehrân ― the University of Tehran

Usage notes
  • In Afghanistan, the Pashto loan پوهَنْتُون (pôhantun, “university”) is also in common use following the Pashtunization policies of successive Pashtun-dominated governments. The choice between پوهنتون (pôhantun) and دانشگاه (dânešgâh) has been politically controversial, with the former sometimes being seen as a Pashtun imposition upon Persian speakers.

Descendants
  • Urdu: دانِش گاہ (dāniś gāh)
  • Azerbaijani: danişgah
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