زمین
Baluchi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *jáHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Noun edit
زمین • (zamín)
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- زمی (zami) (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology edit
From earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”), from Proto-Iranian *jáHs (compare Northern Kurdish zevî, Northern Luri زمی (zemi), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰáHs (compare Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (compare Russian земля́ (zemljá), Latvian zeme, Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [za.ˈmiːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæ.míːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zä.mín]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zamīn |
Dari reading? | zamīn |
Iranian reading? | zamin |
Tajik reading? | zamin |
Noun edit
Dari | زمین |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | замин |
زَمین • (zamin) (plural زمینها (zamin-hâ))
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- سرزمین (sarzamin)
- زمیندار (zamin-dâr)
- زمین خوردن (zamin xordan)
- زمین زدن (zamin zadan)
- زمینشناس (zamin-šenâs)
Proper noun edit
زمین • (zamin)
Derived terms edit
- زمینی (zamini)
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: zəmin
- → Baluchi: زمین (zamīn)
- → Bengali: জমিন (jomin)
- → Hindustani:
- → Northern Kurdish: zemîn
- → Ottoman Turkish: زمین (zemin)
- > Turkish: zemin (inherited)
- → Punjabi:
- → Kannada: ಜಮೀನು (jamīnu)
- → Tamil: ஜமீன் (jamīṉ)
- → Turkmen: zemin
- → Sindhi: زمين (zamīnu)
- → Uyghur: زامىن (zamin)
- → Uzbek: zamin
See also edit
- (planets of the Solar System) سیارههای منظومه شمسی (sayyâre-hâ-ye manzume-ye šamsi); تیر (tir), ناهید (nâhid), زمین (zamin), مریخ (merrix), مشتری (moštari), زحل (zohal), اورانوس (urânus), نپتون (neptun)
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian زمین (zamin), from earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”). Compare Punjabi زمین (zamīn), Sindhi زمين (zamīnu).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zə.miːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun edit
زَمِین • (zamīn) f (Hindi spelling ज़मीन)
- land, plot, estate (area)
- soil
- the earth, world (as opposed to the sky, heaven)
- surface, ground
- Synonym: فرش (farś)
- region, area
- country, land, homeland
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Declension edit
Declension of زمین | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | زمین (zamīn) | زمینیں (zamīnẽ) |
oblique | زمین (zamīn) | زمینوں (zamīnõ) |
vocative | زمین (zamīn) | زمینو (zamīno) |