pasdaran

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noun

A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)

OriginPersian پاسداران ← Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- →
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Meanings

nounpasdaran (plural pasdarans)

plural pasdarans

  1. A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Persianپاسداران
  3. Englishpasdaran

From Persian پاسداران, plural of پاسدار (“guard, sentinel, watchman”), from داشتن پاس 'to keep a watch', from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- and *dʰer-.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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