رنگین‌کمان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • رنگین کمان (rangīn kamān / rangin kamân)
  • رنگین کمون (rangin kamun), رنگین‌کمون (rangin-kamun) (colloquial, Iran)

Etymology

  • From رنگین (rangīn / rangin, colourful) +‎ کمان (kamān / kamân, arc, bow). Accepted by the APLL, displaced other terms.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [räŋ.ɡiːŋ.kʰä.mɑːn]
      • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [räŋ.ɡiːŋ.kʰä.mɑːn]
      • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [räŋ.ɡiŋ.kʰä.mɔːn]
     
    • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹæɲ.ɡʲiːɲ.kʰʲæ.mɒːn]
      • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ɹæɲ.ɡʲiːɲ.kʰʲæ.muːn]

    Readings
    Classical reading? rangīn-kamān
    Dari reading? rangīn-kamān
    Iranian reading? rangin-kamân
    Tajik reading? rangin-kamon

    Noun

    رنگین‌کمان • (rangīn-kamān / rangin-kamân) (Tajik spelling рангинкамон)

    1. rainbow
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:رنگین‌کمان

    Derived terms

    • رنگین‌کمانی (rangīn-kamānī / rangin-kamâni, pertaining to rainbow)

    Descendants

    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: रंगीन कमान (raṅgīn kamān)
      Urdu: رَنْگِین کَمَان (rangīn kamān)