"نگهبان" meaning in Persian

See نگهبان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ni.ɡah.ˈbɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.ɡɑː.bɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [ni.ɡɔː.bɔ́ːn] (note: Hazaragi), [ne.ɡʲæɦ.bɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [ni.ɡäɦ.bɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nigahbān [romanization], negahbân [romanization], نگهبانان [plural], نگهبانها [plural]
Etymology: From نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”) Etymology templates: {{fa-xlit|نِگَهْ}} nigah /negah, {{fa-xlit|نِگَاهْ}} nigāh /negâh, {{fa-xlit|ـبَان}} -bān /-bân, {{af|fa|نگه <pos:form of <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">نگاه</i> (nigāh<span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;"> /negâh</span>)>|ـبان <t:keeper, guard>}} نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|نگهبانان|or|نگهبانها|||f1tr=nigahbān /negahbânân|f2tr=nigahbān /negahbân-hâ|f3tr=|head=نگهبان|head2=|head3=|tr=nigahbān /negahbân|tr2=|tr3=}} نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ)), {{fa-noun|head=نگهبان|pl=نگهبانان|pl2=نگهبانها|tr=nigahbān /negahbân}} نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ))
  1. guard, watchman
    Sense id: en-نگهبان-fa-noun-lryaysSk
  2. protector, custodian
    Sense id: en-نگهبان-fa-noun-a4dVi8V6
  3. warden
    Sense id: en-نگهبان-fa-noun-i9skeip2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms suffixed with ـبان Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 83 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 69 Disambiguation of Persian terms suffixed with ـبان: 5 27 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: نگهبان شب (nigahbān-i šab / negahbân-e šab) (english: night watchman), نگهبانی (nigahbānī / negahbâni) (english: guarding, watchkeeping) Related terms: محافظ (muhāfiz / mohâfez) (english: protector, bodyguard), پاسبان (pāsbān / pâsbân) (english: policeman, sentinel)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "night watchman",
      "roman": "nigahbān-i šab / negahbân-e šab",
      "word": "نگهبان شب"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "guarding, watchkeeping",
      "roman": "nigahbānī / negahbâni",
      "word": "نگهبانی"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "نِگَهْ"
      },
      "expansion": "nigah /negah",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "نِگَاهْ"
      },
      "expansion": "nigāh /negâh",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ـبَان"
      },
      "expansion": "-bān /-bân",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "نگه\n<pos:form of <i class=\"Arab fa-Arab mention\" lang=\"fa\">نگاه</i> (nigāh<span class=\"Zsym mention\" style=\"font-size:100%;\"> /negâh</span>)>",
        "3": "ـبان\n<t:keeper, guard>"
      },
      "expansion": "نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nigahbān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negahbân",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نگهبانان",
      "roman": "nigahbān /negahbânân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نگهبانها",
      "roman": "nigahbān /negahbân-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "نگهبانان",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "نگهبانها",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "nigahbān /negahbânân",
        "f2tr": "nigahbān /negahbân-hâ",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "نگهبان",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "nigahbān /negahbân",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "نگهبان",
        "pl": "نگهبانان",
        "pl2": "نگهبانها",
        "tr": "nigahbān /negahbân"
      },
      "expansion": "نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "protector, bodyguard",
      "roman": "muhāfiz / mohâfez",
      "word": "محافظ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "policeman, sentinel",
      "roman": "pāsbān / pâsbân",
      "word": "پاسبان"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guard, watchman"
      ],
      "id": "en-نگهبان-fa-noun-lryaysSk",
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "watchman",
          "watchman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protector, custodian"
      ],
      "id": "en-نگهبان-fa-noun-a4dVi8V6",
      "links": [
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "custodian",
          "custodian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 18 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 27 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 27 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian terms suffixed with ـبان",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "warden"
      ],
      "id": "en-نگهبان-fa-noun-i9skeip2",
      "links": [
        [
          "warden",
          "warden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡah.ˈbɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡɑː.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡɔː.bɔ́ːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne.ɡʲæɦ.bɒ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡäɦ.bɔ́n]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "نگهبان"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms suffixed with ـبان",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian terms with redundant head parameter"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "night watchman",
      "roman": "nigahbān-i šab / negahbân-e šab",
      "word": "نگهبان شب"
    },
    {
      "english": "guarding, watchkeeping",
      "roman": "nigahbānī / negahbâni",
      "word": "نگهبانی"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "نِگَهْ"
      },
      "expansion": "nigah /negah",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "نِگَاهْ"
      },
      "expansion": "nigāh /negâh",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ـبَان"
      },
      "expansion": "-bān /-bân",
      "name": "fa-xlit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "نگه\n<pos:form of <i class=\"Arab fa-Arab mention\" lang=\"fa\">نگاه</i> (nigāh<span class=\"Zsym mention\" style=\"font-size:100%;\"> /negâh</span>)>",
        "3": "ـبان\n<t:keeper, guard>"
      },
      "expansion": "نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From نگه (nigah /negah, form of نگاه (nigāh /negâh)) + ـبان (-bān /-bân, “keeper, guard”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nigahbān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negahbân",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نگهبانان",
      "roman": "nigahbān /negahbânân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نگهبانها",
      "roman": "nigahbān /negahbân-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "نگهبانان",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "نگهبانها",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "nigahbān /negahbânân",
        "f2tr": "nigahbān /negahbân-hâ",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "نگهبان",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "nigahbān /negahbân",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "نگهبان",
        "pl": "نگهبانان",
        "pl2": "نگهبانها",
        "tr": "nigahbān /negahbân"
      },
      "expansion": "نگهبان • (nigahbān /negahbân) (plural نگهبانان (nigahbān /negahbânân) or نگهبانها (nigahbān /negahbân-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "protector, bodyguard",
      "roman": "muhāfiz / mohâfez",
      "word": "محافظ"
    },
    {
      "english": "policeman, sentinel",
      "roman": "pāsbān / pâsbân",
      "word": "پاسبان"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guard, watchman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "watchman",
          "watchman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protector, custodian"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "custodian",
          "custodian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "warden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warden",
          "warden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡah.ˈbɑːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡɑː.bɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡɔː.bɔ́ːn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne.ɡʲæɦ.bɒ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡäɦ.bɔ́n]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "نگهبان"
}

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