مسکین

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mis.kiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪs.kʰiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪs.kʰiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪs.kʰiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mis.kʰin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mes.kʰʲiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mis.kʰin]

Readings
Classical reading?	miskīn
Dari reading?	miskīn
Iranian reading?	meskin
Tajik reading?	miskin

Adjective

مسکین • (meskin)

1. extremely poor; indigent

   Synonyms: فقیر (faqir), بینوا (binavâ)

2. (figurative) wretched; pitiable

Noun

مسکین • (meskin) (plural مسکین‌ها (meskin-hâ) or مسکینان (meskinân) or مساکین (masâkin))

1. indigent; poor person

   Synonym: فقیر (faqir)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মিসকিন (miskin)
• → Uzbek: miskin