شمن

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See also: سمن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), akin to Manichaean Parthian šmn (šaman, “Buddhist monk”), Sogdian (šmn /⁠šaman⁠/, “monk”).

Pronunciation

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(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
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Readings
Classical reading^?	šaman
Dari reading^?	šaman
Iranian reading^?	šaman
Tajik reading^?	šaman

Noun


Iranian Persian	شمن
Dari	شمن
Tajik	шаман

شمن • (šaman)

(archaic) an idolater
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  از ایران یکی کهترم چون شمن
  پیام آوریده به شاه یمن
  az irân yeki kehtaram čon šaman
  payâm âvaride be šâhe yaman
  I am a servant from Iran, humble as an idolater
  bringing a message to the king of Yemen.
shaman

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شمن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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