ممکن

See also: ممكن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mum.ˈkin]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊm.kʰɪ́n]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊm.kʰɪ́n]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊm.kʰɪ́n]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mum.kʰín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mom.kʰʲén]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mum.kʰín]

Readings
Classical reading?	mumkin
Dari reading?	mumkin
Iranian reading?	momken
Tajik reading?	mumkin

Adjective

Dari	ممکن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мумкин

مُمکِن • (momken) (comparative مُمکِن‌تَر (momken-tar), superlative مُمکِن‌تَرین (momken-tarin))

1. possible

   Antonyms: غیرِ مُمکِن (ğeyr-e momken), مُحال (mohâl)

   ممکن است که فردا بیاید. (more literary)

   momken ast ke fardâ biyâyad.

   It is possible that he will come tomorrow.

   ممکنه فردا بیاد. (more colloquial)

   momken-e fardâ biyâd.

   It's possible he'll come tomorrow.

   ممکن نیست که دارا هنوز زنده باشد. (more literary)

   momken nist ke dârâ hanuz zende bâšad.

   It is not possible that Dara is still alive.

Derived terms

• غیرممکن (ğeyr-e-momken, “impossible”)
• ممکنات (momkenât, “possibility”)

 

Related terms

• اِمکان (emkân, “possibility”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mümkün
• → Bashkir: мөмкин (mömkin)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मुमकिन (mumkin)

  Urdu: مُمْکِن (mumkin)

• → Kazakh: мүмкін (mümkın)
• → Kyrgyz: мүмкүн (mümkün)
• → Tatar: мөмкин (mömkin)
• → Uzbek: mumkin
• → Yagnobi: мумкин (mumkin)

See also

• شایَد (šâyad, “can, may”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ممکن (mumkin), from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊm.kɪn/

Adjective

مُمْکِن • (mumkin) (Hindi spelling मुमकिन)

1. possible

   Antonym: نَامُمْکِن (nāmumkin)

Related terms

• اِمْکَان (imkān, “possibility”)