Etymology

shadirvan

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Today it means: A fountain for ablutions, usually attached to a mosque. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish شادروان ← Classical Persian شَادُرْوَان ← Middle Persian šʾtʾwlwʾn'
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The story

  1. Middle Persian · derived fromšʾtʾwlwʾn'“dais, platform; basin, pond, fountain”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromشَادُرْوَان
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromشادروان
  4. English todayshadirvan

From Ottoman Turkish شادروان (şadırvan), from Classical Persian شَادُرْوَان (šādurwān), from Middle Persian šʾtʾwlwʾn' (/⁠šādurwān⁠/, “dais, platform; basin, pond, fountain”).

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