دکان

See also: دكان and دُکان

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), borrowed from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ʊ.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪ʊk.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɑːn]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ʊ.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪ʊk.kʰɑ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɑːn]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪u.kʰɔ́ːn], [d̪uk.kʰɔ́ːn], [d̪u.kʰɔːn]
    • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪o.kʰɒ́ːn], [d̪okʲ.kʰɒ́ːn], [d̪uː.kʰɒːn]

    Readings
    Classical reading? dukān, dukkān, dūkān
    Dari reading? dukān, dukkān, dūkān
    Iranian reading? dokân, dokkân, dukân
    Tajik reading? dükon, dukon
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    دکان • (dukān, dukkān / dokân, dokkân) (Tajik spelling дукон, or дӯкон)

    1. shop or store (usually small)
      آیا به دکانِ ایرانی می‌روی؟
      āyā ba dukān-i ērānī mē-rawī? [Class.]
      âyâ be dokân-e irâni mi-ravi? [Iran.]
      Are you going to the Iranian store?

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Urdu

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian دُکَان (dukān), borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), borrowed from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    دُکان • (dukānf (Hindi spelling दुकान)

    1. shop
    2. store
      Synonym: اِسْٹور (isṭor)