"دهان" meaning in Persian

See دهان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [da.ˈhɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [d̪ä.ɦɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [d̪ä.ɦɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [d̪ɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [d̪ɔ́ːn] (note: Hazaragi), [d̪æ.ɦɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [d̪ä.ɦɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Audio: Fa-دهان.ogg Forms: دَهان [canonical], dahân [romanization], دَهانها [plural], دهن [alternative], آن [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (PWME /⁠dahān⁠/, “mouth”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵep- (“mouth, to chew”), and cognate with English jowl. Compare Avestan 𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋 (åŋhānō, “mouth”), genitive form of Avestan 𐬁𐬵 (āh, “mouth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|t=mouth|tr=PWME|ts=dahān}} Middle Persian [script needed] (PWME /⁠dahān⁠/, “mouth”), {{der|fa|ine-pro|*ǵep-|t=mouth, to chew}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵep- (“mouth, to chew”), {{cog|en|jowl}} English jowl, {{cog|ae|𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋||mouth}} Avestan 𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋 (åŋhānō, “mouth”), {{cog|ae|𐬁𐬵||mouth}} Avestan 𐬁𐬵 (āh, “mouth”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|دَهانها|||||f1tr=dahân-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=دَهان|head2=|head3=|tr=dahân|tr2=|tr3=}} دَهان • (dahân) (plural دَهانها (dahân-hâ)), {{fa-noun|head=دَهان|pl=دَهانها|pltr=dahân-hâ|tr=dahân}} دَهان • (dahân) (plural دَهانها (dahân-hâ))
  1. mouth (cavity in the face) Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-دهان-fa-noun-75K-B1er Disambiguation of Anatomy: 65 35 Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (by extension) mouth, opening Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-دهان-fa-noun-FKrXHZa7 Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Open your mouth.",
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          "roman": "tūtī āmad bā dahān pur-šakar, dar libās-i fustuqī bā tawq-i zarr",
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          "roman": "čūn nišīnad bahr-i xwar bar rō-yi barg, dar fatād andār dahān-i mār u marg",
          "text": "چون نشیند بهر خور بر روی برگ، در فتد اندر دهان مار و مرگ",
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          "english": "Open your mouth.",
          "roman": "dahan-et-o bâz kon.",
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