"pasdaran" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pasdarans [plural]
Etymology: From Persian پاسداران, plural of پاسدار (“guard, sentinel, watchman”), from داشتن پاس 'to keep a watch', from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- and *dʰer-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|پاسداران}} Persian پاسداران, {{der|en|pal|-}} Middle Persian, {{der|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Head templates: {{en-noun}} pasdaran (plural pasdarans)
  1. A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)
    Sense id: en-pasdaran-en-noun-DkS9Yww8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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