همان

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈha.mɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.muː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔǽ.mɔːn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɒːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɒːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [hǽ.muːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hǽ.mɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamān
Dari reading?	hamān
Iranian reading?	hamân
Tajik reading?	hamon

Etymology 1

From هم (ham, “also, too, similarly, same”) +‎ آن (ân, “that”).

Adjective

همان • (hamân)

1. that/those very
2. the same

Related terms

• همین (hamin)

Descendants

• Bashkir: һаман (haman, “still”).

Etymology 2

Shortening of همان دم (hamân dam, “simultaneously”), from همان (hamân, “that very, the same”) + دم (dam, “moment”).

Adjective

همان • (hamân)

1. simultaneously