پاسبان • (pâsbân) (plural پاسبانان (pâsbânân) or پاسبانها (pâsbân-hâ))
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭮𐭡𐭠𐭭 (pāsbān, “guard, watcher”). Akin to Old Armenian պահապան (pahapan); an Iranian borrowing.