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خان

khân noun B1
  1. Sir, Mister; a title attached after the name of a man, marking politeness and/or social distance. · داریوش خان, Mister Daryoosh
  2. khan (nomadic ruler); by extension · چنگیز خان, Genghis Khan
  3. A Safavid provincial governor ranking between بیگلربیگی (beyglarbeygi, “governor-general”) and سلطان (soltân, “deputy governor”).
  4. In the Mughal and Qajar empires, an extremely common title used for any nobleman and courtier, even if not of nomadic background.
  5. The Ottoman emperor.

Plural: خانها

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چندان دان که زابلستان خان تست
شاهنامه - زال و سیمرغ, p. 12 · C1
ترا خان و مان باید آبادتر
شاهنامه - زال و سیمرغ, p. 12 · C1

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