ساربان

Persian

Alternative forms

• ساروان (sârevân)

Etymology

Borrowed from either Parthian 𐫘𐫀𐫡𐫤 (sʾrt /⁠sārt⁠/, “caravan”) or Sogdian [script needed] (sʾrth /⁠sārt⁠/, “caravan”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾi.ˈβɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɪ.bɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɪ.bɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɪ.bɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.ɾi.bɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.ɹe.bɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.ɾi.bɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāriḇān
Dari reading?	sāribān
Iranian reading?	sârebân
Tajik reading?	soribon

Noun

ساربان • (sârebân) (plural ساربانان (sârebânân) or ساربان‌ها (sârebân-hâ))

1. (archaic) caravanner, caravaneer (leader of caravan)
   • 12th century, Saadi, Divan (Ghazaliyyat), 268:

     ای ساربان آهسته رو کآرام جانم می‌رود
     وآن دل که با خود داشتم با دلستانم می‌رود

     ey sârebân âheste rân k-ârâm-e jânam mi-ravad
     v-ân del ke bâ xod dâštam bâ delsetânam mi-ravad

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (archaic) camel-keeper
   • 11th century, Abulfazl Bayhaqi, Tarikh-i Bayhaqi, Adib, page 453, cited in "ساربان", Dehkhoda Dictionary:

     امیر حاجب سباشی را گفت ساربانان را بباید گفت تا اشتران دوردست تر نبرند.

     amir hâjeb sabâši râ goft sârebânân râ bebâyad goft tâ oštorân dur-dast-tar nabarand.

     Amir Hajib told Sabashi that the camel-keepers should be told not to bring the camels any farther.

Synonyms

• قافله‌سالار (qâfele-sâlâr)
• کاروان‌سالار (kârvân-sâlâr)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ساربان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press