غوریان
Persian
Etymology
From غوری (ġōrī / ġuri, “Ghorid”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣoː.ri.ˈjaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣoː.ɾi.jɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [quː.ɹi.jɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁɵ.ɾi.jɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ġōriyān |
| Dari reading? | ġōriyān |
| Iranian reading? | ġuriyân |
| Tajik reading? | ġüriyon |
Proper noun
غوریان • (ġōriyān / ġuriyân) (Tajik spelling Ғӯриён)
- (historical) Ghorid dynasty
- a district of Herat, Afghanistan
- ولسوالی غوریان ― wuluswālī-yi ġōriyān ― Ghorian district
Further reading
- غوریان on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
- ولسوالی غوریان on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “غوریان”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “غوریان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press