هومن

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian, from Avestan, see 𐬵𐬎 (hu, “good”) (< Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”)) and the verbal root 𐬨𐬀𐬥- (man-, “to think”) (< Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [huː.man]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [huː.män]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [huː.män]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔuː.män]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.män]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [huː.mæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hu.män]

Readings
Classical reading?	hūman
Dari reading?	hūman
Iranian reading?	human
Tajik reading?	human

Proper noun

هومن • (human)

1. a male given name; Hooman, Houman