Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
دربان. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
دربان, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
دربان in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
دربان you have here. The definition of the word
دربان will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
دربان, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Mogholi
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *dörben. Cognate to Mongolian дөрөв (döröv, “four”).
Numeral
دُربان or دربان (dorbån or durban)
- four
Persian
Etymology
From در (dar) + ـبان (-bân).
Pronunciation
| Readings
|
| Classical reading?
|
darbān
|
| Dari reading?
|
darbān
|
| Iranian reading?
|
darbân
|
| Tajik reading?
|
darbon
|
Noun
دربان • (darbân)
- porter, doorkeeper
- Synonym: حاجب (hâjeb)
c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 93:تن مرا گر بخنجر چاک سازد منتش بر دل
چه گویم کش دل و جان صدقه دربان او بادا- tan-i ma-rā gar ba-xanjar čāk sāzad minnataš bar dil
či gōyam k-aš dil u jān sadaqa-yi darbān-i ō bādā - If she tears up my body with a dagger, it is her favor to my heart;
What shall I say? May its heart and soul be my alms to her doorkeeper!
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دربان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim