چراغدان

Persian

Etymology

چراغ (čerâğ) + ـدان (dân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ.d̪ɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔːɣ.d̪ɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? čirāğdān
Dari reading? čirāğdān
Iranian reading? čerâğdân
Tajik reading? čiroġdon

Noun

Dari چراغدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik чироғдон

چراغدان • (čerâğdân)

  1. niche for a lamp
    Synonym: مشکات (meškât)
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]:
      بر در شهر مشهدی راست کرده‌اند و آنجا بسیار فرش و طرح و قنادیل و چراغدان‌های زرین و نقره‌گین نهاده.
      bar dar-i šahr mašhadē rāst karda-and u ānjā bisyār farš u tarh u qanādīl u čirāğdān-hā-yi zarrēn u nuqra-gīn nihāda.
      On the city gate, a martyr's shrine has been erected, and many carpets, designs, lanterns, and lamp niches of gold and silver have been placed there.
  2. candelabrum
    Synonym: شمعدان (šam'dân)

Derived terms

  • Georgian: ჩირაღდანი (čiraɣdani)
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