چراغدان

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Persian

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Etymology

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From چراغ (čerâğ) +‎ ـدان (dân).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? čirāğdān
Dari reading? čirāğdān
Iranian reading? čerâğdân
Tajik reading? čiroġdon

Noun

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Dari چراغدان
Iranian Persian
Tajik чироғдон

چراغدان (čerâğdân)

  1. niche for a lamp
    Synonym: مشکات (meškât)
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎[1]:
      بر در شهر مشهدی راست کرده‌اند و آنجا بسیار فرش و طرح و قنادیل و چراغدان‌های زرین و نقره‌گین نهاده.
      bar dar-i šahr mašhadē rāst karda-and u ānjā bisyār farš u tarh u qanādīl u čirāğdān-hā-yi zarrēn u nuqra-gīn nihāda.
      On the city gate, a martyr's shrine has been erected, and many carpets, designs, lanterns, and lamp niches of gold and silver have been placed there.
  2. candelabrum
    Synonym: شمعدان (šam'dân)

Derived terms

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  • Georgian: ჩირაღდანი (čiraɣdani)