دهگان

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle Persian form described at  دهقان (dehqân).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? dihgān
Dari reading? dehgān
Iranian reading? dehgân
Tajik reading? dehgon

Noun

Dari دهگان
Iranian Persian
Tajik деҳгон

دهگان • (dehgân)

  1. (Classical Persian, now dialectal, Tajik) village settlers or urban dwellers in contrast to nomads
  2. (dialectal, Tajik) Farsiwan (Tajik) people of Afghanistan