رایگان

Persian

Etymology

From راه (râh, “way”) +‎ ـگان (gân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾɑː.ji.ˈɡɑːn], [ɾɑːj.ˈɡɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑː.jɪ.ɡɑ́ːn], [rɑːj.ɡɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑː.jɪ.ɡɑ́ːn], [rɑːj.ɡɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː.jɪ.ɡɑ́ːn], [rɑːj.ɡɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː.ji.ɡɔ́ːn], [räj.ɡɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒː.je.ɡɒ́ːn], [ɹɒːj.ɡɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔ.ji.ɡɔ́n], [ɾɔj.ɡɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	rāyigān, rāygān
Dari reading?	rāyigān, rāygān
Iranian reading?	râyegân, râygân
Tajik reading?	royigon, roygon

Adjective

Dari	رایگان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ройгон

رایگان • (râyegân)

1. obtainable without payment, free

   Synonyms: مجانی (majjâni), مفت (moft)

   گاز رایگان ― gâz-e râyegân ― free gas

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 1679:

     جان ازو آمد نیامد او ز جان
     صدهزاران جان دهد او رایگان

     jân az u âmad nay-âmad u ze jân
     sad-hazârân jân dehad u râygân.

     The soul came from Him, not He from the soul:
     He bestows a hundred thousand souls free of cost.