/zin.ˈdaːn/, [zɪn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn], [zɪn̪.d̪ɑ́ːn]
ریشهFrom Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyndʾn' /zēndān/, “prison”). Ultimate origin uncertain. Perhaps originally "arsenal, armoury", from [Book Pahlavi needed] (zyn' /zēn/, “weapon, armour”) and [script needed] (-dʾn' /-dān/, “holder, container”).
Compare Old Armenian զնդան (zndan), Classical Syriac ܙܢܕܢܝܩ (zendānīq), Iranian borrowings.
- jail, prison
“آنها میخواستند زندان برای ما قبر باشد؛ اما خدا را شکر، زندان را به عبادتگاه و فرهنگستان تبدیل کردیم.” — They wanted prison to be a grave for us, but, thank God, we turned the prison into sanctuaries of worship and academies for study.
صورتهاzindān(romanization) · zendân(romanization) · spelling зиндон(Tajik)