راه‌آهن

Persian

Etymology

From (râh) +‎ (âhan), after French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾɑːh.ʔɑː.ˈhan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːɦ.ʔɑː.ɦǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː.ʔɑːǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː.ʔɔːǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːɦ.ʔɒː.ɦǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔɦ.ʔɔ.ɦǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rāh-āhan
Dari reading^?	rāh-āhan
Iranian reading^?	râh-âhan
Tajik reading^?	roh-ohan

Noun

راه‌آهن • (râh-âhan)

railway

Descendants

Urdu: راہ آہن (rāh-āhan, “railway, railroad”)

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