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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from either Parthian 𐫘𐫀𐫡𐫤 (sʾrt /sārt/, “caravan”) or Sogdian (sʾrth /sārt/, “caravan”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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sāriḇān
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| Dari reading?
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sāribān
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| Iranian reading?
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sârebân
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| Tajik reading?
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soribon
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Noun
ساربان • (sârebân) (plural ساربانان (sârebânân) or ساربانها (sârebân-hâ))
- (archaic) caravanner, caravaneer (leader of caravan)
- 12th century, Saadi, Divan (Ghazaliyyat), 268:
ای ساربان آهسته رو کآرام جانم میرود
وآن دل که با خود داشتم با دلستانم میرود- ey sârebân âheste rân k-ârâm-e jânam mi-ravad
v-ân del ke bâ xod dâštam bâ delsetânam mi-ravad - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (archaic) camel-keeper
- 11th century, Abulfazl Bayhaqi, Tarikh-i Bayhaqi, Adib, page 453, cited in "ساربان", Dehkhoda Dictionary:
امیر حاجب سباشی را گفت ساربانان را بباید گفت تا اشتران دوردست تر نبرند.- amir hâjeb sabâši râ goft sârebânân râ bebâyad goft tâ oštorân dur-dast-tar nabarand.
- Amir Hajib told Sabashi that the camel-keepers should be told not to bring the camels any farther.
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