پشتیبانی

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (puštībānīh, “support, protection”), equivalent to Modern Persian پشتیبان (poštibân, “supportive”) +‎ ـی (-i, “noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [puʃ.tiː.βɑː.niː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑː.niː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑː.niː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰʊʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɑː.niː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰuʃ.t̪ʰi.bɔː.ni]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰoʃ.t̪ʰiː.bɒː.niː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰuʃ.t̪ʰi.bɔ.ni]

Readings
Classical reading?	puštīḇānī
Dari reading?	puštībānī
Iranian reading?	poštibâni
Tajik reading?	puštiboni

Noun

پشتیبانی • (poštibâni)

1. support
2. backing

Derived terms

• پشتیبانی کردن (poštibâni kardan)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “puštībānīh”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 70
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پشتیبانی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press