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Persian
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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gardūn
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| Dari reading?
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gardūn
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| Iranian reading?
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gardun
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| Tajik reading?
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gardun
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Etymology 1
From the verb گَشتَن (gaštan, “to rotate, turn, revolve”). Equivalent to گرد (gard) + ـون (-un).
Noun
گردون • (gardun)
- wheel (Any circular device which rotates on its axis.)
- (poetic) sky, space, heaven
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian (wardyūn).
Noun
گردون • (gardun)
- chariot
- carriage
Synonyms
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گردون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wardyūn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 87