zindan
zindan noun: an improvised prison cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille or grate.
Noun
zindan (plural zindans)
- an improvised prison cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille or grate.
- They should have brought a few journalists into the mountains or to us in Argun when Lisitsyn shot the soldier on the rack—that would be a hoot. Then they would know what real torture is. But with them it’s all zindan this and zindan that. I think they just like the word.2009 February 3, Arkady Babchenko, One Soldier's War, Grove Press, →ISBN
zindan meaning in Persian
zindan in Persian
- translations to be checked
- زِندان zendân
Forms of zindan
| plural | zindans |
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Origin of zindan
Borrowed from Russian зинда́н (zindán), from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān).
Questions about zindan
- What does zindan mean?
- Zindan means an improvised prison cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille or grate.
- What is zindan in Persian?
- Zindan in Persian is زِندان (zendân). See Zindan meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is zindan?
- Zindan is a noun.
- What is the plural of zindan?
- The plural of zindan is zindans.
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