deghan

D2E1G2H4A1N1

noun

A small-land-owning citizen of the Sassanian Empire.

OriginPersian دهقان ← Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭠𐭭 →
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Meanings

noundeghan (plural deghans)

plural deghans · alternative dehgan · alternative dehkan · alternative dehqan

  1. historicalA small-land-owning citizen of the Sassanian Empire.

Origin

  1. Middle Persian𐭬𐭲𐭠“country, land, village”
  2. Middle Persian𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭠𐭭“countryman, farmer”
  3. Persianدهقان“landowner”
  4. Englishdeghan

From Persian دهقان (dehqân, “landowner”) From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭠𐭭 (dahigān, “countryman, farmer”), originally meaning “pertaining to the Deh”, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠 (deh, “country, land, village”).

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Translations

Hindi देहक़ान
  • देहक़ान (dehqān)Translations
Russian дехканин
  • дехканин (dexkanin)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hangedhagden
Cite this entry
APA

deghan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deghan

MLA

“deghan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deghan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deghan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deghan.

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