هامون

Persian

Alternative forms

• هامن (hâmon) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian hʾmwn' (hāmōn, “level, flat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈmuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.múːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.múːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.múːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.mún]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.múːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.mún]

Readings
Classical reading?	hāmūn
Dari reading?	hāmūn
Iranian reading?	hâmun
Tajik reading?	homun

Noun

هامون • (hâmun)

1. plain, level ground
2. earth (as opposed to sky and sea)
3. desert

   Synonym: صحرا (sahrâ)

Derived terms

• هامون‌نورد (hâmun-navard)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Urdu: ہامون (hāmūn)

• Ottoman Turkish: هامون (hâmûn)

Proper noun

هامون • (hâmun)

1. a male given name, Hamoon, Hamoun
2. Hamoon Lake, Iran

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هامون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “hāmōn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press