The Military ranks of Tajikistan are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan. Being a former member of Soviet Union, Tajikistan shares a rank structure similar to that of Russia. Tajikistan is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Генерали артиш Generali artish |
Генерал-полковник General-polkovnik |
Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant |
Генерал-майор General-mayor |
Полковник Polkovnik |
Подполковник Podpolkovnik |
Майор Mayor |
Капитан Kapitan |
Лейтенанти калон Leytenanti kalon |
Лейтенант Leytenant |
Лейтенанти хурд Leytenanti xurd | ||||||||||||||
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| Генерал-полковник General-polkovnik |
Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant |
Генерал-майор General-mayor |
Полковник Polkovnik |
Подполковник Podpolkovnik |
Майор Mayor |
Капитан Kapitan |
Лейтенанти калон Leytenanti kalon |
Лейтенант Leytenant |
Лейтенанти хурд Leytenanti xurd | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Прапоршики калон Praporshiki kalon |
Прапоршик Praporshik |
Старшина Starshyna |
Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon |
Сержант Serzhant |
Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd |
Ефрейтор Efreytor |
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Прапоршик Praporshik |
Старшина Starshyna |
Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon |
Сержант Serzhant |
Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd |
Ефрейтор Efreytor |
Қаторӣ Qatorī | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name change
editGuided by the principles of historicism, continuity, unification and standardization of military terminology between Persian-speaking states, the Committee on Language and Terminology, in 2018, invited the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan to adopt the names of formations from the Iranian Armed Forces and restore the historical names of units as follows:[2]
Based on the fact that in the Persian-Tajik language military ranks traditionally come from the names of units and formations, the following military rank system for the Tajik Armed Forces was proposed:[2]
| Units | meaning and etymology | Ranks | meaning and etymology | ||
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| Private | Sarbāz | lit. 'risking one's head'[4] (from sar "head" + bāz "to lose, to let go") | |||
| Lance corporal | Razmyōz | lit. 'inspiring to fight' < razm-yōz (from razm "combat" < *razma- "formation" < *raźman- "order of battle" + yōz < *i̯auź- : i̯uź- "stimulate; stir up; seeker"[5]) | |||
| Squad | Rada | radag is a Middle Persian term (from ratak- "line, rank, row" < Proto-Iranic *rata-ka- "row"[6]) denoting military units originally consisting of 10 men in the Parthian and Sasanian armies | Corporal | Razmāvar | lit. 'leading into battle' (from razm + -āvar : -var "to lead" < *bara- "leader" < √*bar- "to lead"[6]) |
| Sergeant | Razmdār | lit. 'holder of the battle formation' (from razm + dār < dār < *dār(a)- < Proto-Iranic *dārai̯a- "to hold"[6]) | |||
| Staff Sergeant | Razmārā | lit. 'who arrays troops; experienced in warfare;[4] adorning the battle-field, an accomplished warrior[5]' (from razm + ārāy- "to equip (army), to arrange; put in order" < *ā-rāda- < √*rād-[6]) | |||
| Sergeant First Class | Razmāzmā | lit. 'skilled or accomplished in warfare;[4] skilled in war, war-like[5]' (from razm + āzmāy "to measure, to test" < Middle Persian: uzmāy- < *uz-māya- < √*māy- [6]) | |||
| Warrant officer class 2 | Razmpardāz | lit. 'who prepares the soldiers for battle' (from razm + pardāz "to prepare, to arrange" < *para-tāča- < √*tak- "to run; to attack"[6]) | |||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Razmsāz | lit. 'intent on combat; putting in battle array'[5] (from razm + sāz < sāč- : sāxtan "to make, to prepare, to arrange" < *sāča- < √*sak- "to be ready, to be able"[6]) | |||
| Platoon | Tahm | taḥm is a Middle Persian term (from taḥmīh "force" < *taxma- < √*tak-[6]) denoting military units originally consisting of 50 — 100 men in the Parthian and Sasanian armies | Third lieutenant | Tahmāvar | lit. 'chief of a tahm; platoon commander' (from tahm + -āvar : -var[6]) |
| Second lieutenant | Tahmdār | taḥmdār is a Parthian term (from taḥm + dār lit. 'commander of a taḥm' in the Parthian army), which probable is a calque from the Ταγματάρχης which means "commander of a tagma"[7] | |||
| First lieutenant | Tahmārā | lit. 'who arrays or marshals troops; platoon commander' (from tahm + ārāy-[6]) | |||
| Company | Vašt | wašt is a Middle Persian term (from wast meaning one hundred) denoting military units originally consisting of 100 men in the Parthian and Sasanian armies | Captain | Sarvān | lit. 'chief;[5] captain[8]' (from sar "head, chief" + -vān < -bān < pāna- "keeper, guard" < *√pā- "to protect"[6]) |
| Battalion | Gordān | lit. 'battalion'[8] (plural of gord "hero" < gurd < Proto-Iranic vr̥ta- < √*vr̥t- : *vart- "to protect; to resist"[6]) | Major | Sargord | lit. 'major'[8] (from sar "head, chief" + gord "commander of a group of troops"[6]) |
| Lieutenant colonel | Sarhangyār | lit. 'deputy of the colonel' (from sarhang "colonel" + -yār "assistant, deputy") | |||
| Regiment | Hang | lit. 'regiment'[8] (from hang "strength, power" < *√θang- "to draw; to pull"[6]) | Colonel | Sarhang | lit. 'colonel'[8] (from sarhang < sar + hang "commander of the regiment"[6]) |
| Brigade | Gond | gund is a Parthian term (from *vr̥nda- "army, troop"[6])) denoting a major tactical military formation in the Parthian and Sasanian armies | Brigadier general | Gond-sālār | lit. 'general of brigade' gund-sālār is a Parthian term (from gund "army, troop" + sālār "general" < sarδār < *sara-dāra- "leader"[6]) denoting a commander of major tactical military formation in the Parthian and Sasanian armies |
| Division | Laškar | lit. 'division'[8] (from laškar < *raxša-kara- "guardian" < Proto-Iranic *raxš- + *kar- "guard"[6]) | Major general | Laškar-sālār | lit. 'divisional general' (from laškar "division" + sālār "general") |
| Corps | Sipāh | lit. 'corps'[8] (from spāh < spāda- < Proto-Iranic *spāda- «army»[6]) | Lieutenant general | Sipah-sālār | lit. 'army corps general' (from spāh-sālār "commander-in chief of an army"[8]) |
| Army | Arteš | lit. 'army'[8] (from artēštārīh "warriorhood" < artēštār "warrior" < raθaē-štar- "a charioteer"[6]) | General | Arteš-sālār | lit. 'army general' (from artēštārān-sālār "chief of the warriors"[9]) |
The proposed system of Tajik military ranks sent to the National Security Council of Tajikistan.[2]
References
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External links
edit- "Tajikistan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 May 2022.