سرهنگ

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? sarhang
Dari reading? sarhang
Iranian reading? sarhang
Tajik reading? sarhang

Noun[edit]

سرهنگ (sarhang) (plural سرهنگ‌ها (sarhang-hâ) or سرهنگان (sarhangân))

  1. (archaic) captain, chief, commander
  2. (military, Iran) colonel

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: sərhəng
  • Persian: هنگ (hang, regiment)

References[edit]

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