وند

Mazanderani

Etymology

Akin to dialectal Qazvini Persian وندر (vender), Southern Luri گندر (gondor).

Noun

وند (vand)

1. spider

Synonyms

• ونالی (vannâli)

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts. Cognate with Sanskrit -वत् (-vat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wän̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wän̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wän̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wän̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vän̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	wand
Dari reading?	wand
Iranian reading?	vand
Tajik reading?	vand

Noun

وند • (vand) (plural وندان (vandân) or وندها (vand-hâ))

1. affix

Suffix

وند • (vand)

1. A suffix used to form adjectives and nouns with the meaning of "pertaining to" or "depending on"

   پیش (piš, “before”) + وند (vand) = پیشوند (pišvand, “prefix”)

Derived terms

Category Persian terms suffixed with ـوند not found