کلان

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian [Manichaean needed] (klʾn /kalān/, “great, big; pure”).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): [kʲæˈlɒːn], [kʲæˈlɒn]
(Tehrani) IPA^(key): [kʲæˈluːn], [kʲæˈlun]

Adjective

کلان • (kalân) (comparative کلان‌تر‎, superlative کلان‌ترین‎)

Derived terms

پدر کلان‎ (Afghanistan)
مادر کلان‎ (Afghanistan)

References

Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “klʾn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 205b

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