گمان
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [script needed] (gwmʾn' /gumān/, “doubt”), from Proto-Iranian *wimānah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (vīmanō, one of the Ahrimanic plagues: doubt?), Sanskrit विमनस् (vimanas, “sad, disconsolate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡu.mɑːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡu.mɔn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | gumān |
Dari reading? | gumān |
Iranian reading? | gomân, gamân |
Tajik reading? | gumon |
Noun edit
گُمان • (gomân)
Descendants edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُمان (gumān).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.mɑːn/