شناس

Persian

Etymology

From the present stem of شِناخْتَن (šenâxtan, “to know”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ˈnɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.nɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.nɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.nɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.nɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	šinās
Dari reading?	šinās
Iranian reading?	šenâs
Tajik reading?	šinos

Suffix

Dari	ـشناس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-шинос

شناس • (-šenâs)

1. -logist

Derived terms

• شناسی (-šenâsi, “-logy”)

Persian terms suffixed with شناس

Ushojo

Noun

شناس (šnās)

1. air-filled skin