زمین

See also: زمين

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Noun

زمین • (zamín)

2. earth
3. land
4. ground
5. soil

Persian

Alternative forms

• زمی (zami) (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier زمی (zamī), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”), from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Indo-Iranian cognates include: Northern Kurdish zevî, Northern Luri زمی (zemi), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊), Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [za.ˈmiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.míːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.míːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.míːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.mín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.míːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.mín]

Readings
Classical reading?	zamīn
Dari reading?	zamīn
Iranian reading?	zamin
Tajik reading?	zamin

Noun

Dari	زمین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	замин

زَمین • (zamin) (plural زمین‌ها)

1. earth
2. land

   Synonym: سرزمین (sarzamin)

3. soil

   Synonyms: خاک (xâk), سرزمین (sarzamin)

4. ground
5. estate

   Synonym: ملک (melk)

Derived terms

• زمین خوردن (zamin xordan)
• زمین زدن (zamin zadan)
• زمیندار (zamin-dâr)
• زمین‌شناس (zamin-šenâs)
• سرزمین (sarzamin)

Proper noun

Dari	زمین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	замин

زَمین • (za‌min)

2. Earth

Derived terms

• زمینی (zamini)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: zəmin
• → Baluchi: زمین (zamīn)
• → Bengali: জমিন (jomin), জমিঁ (jomĩ), জমি (jomi)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: ज़मीन (zamīn)
  • Urdu: زمین (zamīn)
• → Northern Kurdish: zemîn
• → Odia: ଜମିନ୍ (jamin), ଜମି (jami)
• → Ottoman Turkish: زمین (zemin)
  • > Turkish: zemin (inherited)
• → Punjabi:
  • Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਮੀਨ (zamīn), ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂ (zimī̃)
  • Shahmukhi script: زمین (zamīn)
• → Kannada: ಜಮೀನು (jamīnu)
• → Tamil: ஜமீன் (jamīṉ)
• → Turkmen: zemin
• → Sindhi: زمين (zamīnu)
• → Uyghur: زامىن (zamin)
• → Uzbek: zamin

See also

• 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) ^[edit]

Solar System in Persian · منظومۀ شمسی (manzume-ye šamsi) (layout · text)
Star	خورشید (xoršid), شمس (šams)
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	عطارد (atârod), تیر (tir)	زهره (zohre), ناهید (nâhid)	زمین (zamin), ارض (arz)	مریخ (merrix), بهرام (bahrâm)	سرس (seres)	مشتری (moštari), برجیس (berjis), هرمز (hormoz)	زحل (zohal), کیوان (keyvân)	اورانوس (urânus)	نپتون (neptun)	پلوتون (poloton), پلوتو (poloto)	اریس (eris)
Notable moons	—	—	ماه (mâh)	فوبوس (fobos) دیموس (deymos)	—	آیو (âyo) اروپا (orupâ) گانیمد (gânimed) کالیستو (kâlisto)	میماس (mimâs) انسلادوس (enselâdos), انکلادوس (enkelâdos) تتیس (tetis) دیون (diyon), دیونه (diyone) رئا (re'â) تیتان (titân), تایتان (tâytân) یاپتوس (yâptus)	میراندا (mirândâ) آریل (âriyel) اومبریل (umberiyel) تیتانیا (titâniya) اوبرون (oberon)	تریتون (teriton)	شارون (šâron), کارون (kâron)	دیسنومیا (disnomiyâ)

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “زمین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• زِمِیں (zimīṉ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمین (zamīn). Compare Urdu زمین.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zə.miːnə̆/, /d͡ʒə.miːnə̆/

Noun

زَمِین • (zamīn) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਜ਼ਮੀਨ)

1. earth, land, ground, soil

   Synonym: بھوئیں (bho'eṉ)

2. base, foundation
3. fields, property

   Synonym: ਭੋਏਂ (bhoē̃)

4. (art) ground, field, background

Further reading

• “ਜਮੀਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زَمِین (zamīn). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi زمین (zmyn /⁠zamīn⁠/). Compare Punjabi زمین (zamīn), Sindhi زَمِينُ (zamīnu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.miːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Hyphenation: زَ‧مِین

Noun

زَمِین • (zamīn) f (Hindi spelling ज़मीन)

1. land, plot, estate (area)
2. soil

   Synonyms: مِٹّی (miṭṭī), خاک (xāk)

4. the earth, world (as opposed to the sky, heaven)

   Synonyms: دُنْیَا (dunyā), دَھرْتِی (dhartī)

5. surface, ground

   Synonym: فَرْش (farś)

6. region, area

   Synonyms: خِطَّا (xittā), اَرْض (arz), عِلَاقَہ ('ilāqa)

7. country, land, homeland

   Synonyms: وَطَن (vatan), دیس (des), سَرْزَمِین (sarzamīn)

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Declension

Declension of زمین

	singular	plural
direct	زَمِین (zamīn)	زَمِینیں (zamīnẽ)
oblique	زَمِین (zamīn)	زَمِینوں (zamīnõ)
vocative	زَمِین (zamīn)	زَمِینو (zamīno)

Further reading

• “زمین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “زمین”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]