نگهبان

Persian

Etymology

From (nigah / negah, form of (nigāh / negâh)) +‎ (-bān / -bân, “keeper, guard”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ni.ɡah.ˈbaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪ.ɡäɦ.bɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɪ.ɡɑː.bɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.ɡɔː.bɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ne.ɡʲæɦ.bɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.ɡäɦ.bɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nigahbān
Dari reading^?	nigahbān
Iranian reading^?	negahbân
Tajik reading^?	nigahbon

Noun

نگهبان • (nigahbān / negahbân) (plural نگهبانان, or نگهبان‌ها)

Derived terms

نگهبان شب (nigahbān-i šab / negahbân-e šab, “night watchman”)
نگهبانی (nigahbānī / negahbâni, “guarding, watchkeeping”)

See also

(muhāfiz / mohâfez, “protector, bodyguard”)
(pāsbān / pâsbân, “policeman, sentinel”)