/t͡ʃoː.ˈpaːn/, [t͡ʃʰoː.pʰɑ́ːn], [t͡ʃʰoː.pʰɑ́ːn]
ریشهFrom Middle Persian 𐫢𐫇𐫁𐫀𐫗 (šwbʾn /šubān/), from Old Persian *fšupāna-, composed of [script needed] (fšu-, “sheep”) (compare Old Armenian շպետ (špet), Sanskrit पशुपन् (paśupan)) and [script needed] (pāna-, “protector”). Cognate with Pashto شپون (špun), Baluchi شپانک (šipánk), Northern Kurdish şivan, Zazaki şıwane, Northern Luri شڤا (şeva), Bactrian χοβανο (khobano).
صورتهاčōpān(romanization) · čupân(romanization) · spelling чӯпон(Tajik) · شبان(alternative) · شوبان(alternative) · چوبان(alternative) · چپان(alternative) · چوپون(alternative, Tehran, colloquial)