پهلوان

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Ottoman Turkish

پهلوانلر

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân, “hero, paladin; wrestler”). Doublet of بالابان (balaban, “large, huge”).

Noun

پهلوان • (pehlevân or pehlivân) (definite accusative پهلوانی (pehlevânı, pehlivânı), plural پهلوانلر (pehlevânlar, pehlivânlar))

  1. pehlivan, a Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş or oil wrestling
    Synonym: كورشجی (güreşci)
  2. hero, paladin, champion, somebody who possesses great courage
    Synonyms: آلپ (alp), قوچاق (koçak), قهرمان (kahraman), یكیت (yığıt)
  3. athlete, sportsperson, anyone who actively participates in physical sports

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Further reading

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from the name of the Parthians. Compare پهلو (pahlav), پهلوی (pahlavi).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? pahlawān
Dari reading? pahlawān
Iranian reading? pahlevân
Tajik reading? pahlavon

Noun

Dari پهلوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik паҳлавон

پهلوان • (pahlevân) (plural پهلوان‌ها (pahlevân-hâ) or پهلوانان (pahlevânân))

  1. strong athletic man
  2. hero, paladin, champion
    Synonym: قهرمان (qahramân)
  3. (archaic) army commander
  4. wrestler
    Synonym: کشتی‌گیر (košti-gir)

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Descendants

Proper noun

پهلوان • (pahlavân)

  1. a surname. Pahlavan
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