جانباز

Persian

Etymology

جان (jân) +‎ ـباز (-bâz)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːn.bɑːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm.bɑːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm.bɑːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm.bɑːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔːm.bɔːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːm.bɒːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔm.bɔz]

Readings
Classical reading?	jānbāz
Dari reading?	jānbāz
Iranian reading?	jânbâz
Tajik reading?	jonboz

Noun

جانباز • (jânbâz) (plural جانبازان (jânbâzân) or جانبازها (jânbâz-hâ))

1. (literally) one who would offer up their life
2. disabled war veteran

Descendants

• → Arabic: جُمْبَاز (jumbāz)
• → Georgian: ჯამბაზი (ǯambazi)
• → Ottoman Turkish: جانباز (cambaz)
  • → Turkish: cambaz
  • → Armenian: ջամբազ (ǰambaz), ճամպազ (čampaz)
• → Urdu: جانباز (jānbāz)
• → Swahili: jambazi