گنبد

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian gwmbt' (gumbad, dome, fire-temple), from Classical Syriac ܩܘܒܬܐ (qubbəṯā). Compare Old Armenian գմբեթ (gmbetʿ) and Georgian გუმბათი (gumbati), Iranian borrowings. Akin to Chinese 拱北, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

گنبد (gombad) (plural گنبدها (gombad-hâ))

گنبد
  1. (archaic) domed building, such as a mausoleum or palace
  2. (architecture) dome, cupola, vault

Synonyms

  • (dome): قبه (qobbe), کوپله (kupale) (archaic)

Derived terms

  • گنبده (gombade)
  • گنبدی (gombadi)
  • گنبدی‌شکل (gombadi-šekl)
  • گنبددار (gombad-dâr)
  • گنبدمانند (gombad-mânand)
  • گنبد زدن (gombad zadan)
  • گنبد کردن (gombad kardan)

Descendants

  • Arabic: جُنْبَد (jumbad), جُنْبَذ (jumbaḏ), جُنْبُذ m (jumbuḏ)
  • Azerbaijani: günbəz / گنبذ
  • Bashkir: көмбәҙ (kömbäð)
  • Bengali: গম্বুজ (gambuja)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: गुम्बद (gumbad), गुम्बज़ (gumbaz)
    • Urdu: گنبد (gumbad), گنبذ (gumbaz)
  • Kannada: ಗುಮ್ಮಟ (gummaṭa)
  • Kazakh: күмбез (kümbez)
  • Kyrgyz: күмбөз (kümböz)
  • Nogai: куьмбез (kümbez)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كمبد (kümbed)
  • Turkmen: gümmez
  • Uzbek: gumbaz

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Further reading

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