زمین
Persian
Alternative forms
- زمی (zami) (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology
From earlier زمی (zami), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”), from Proto-Iranian (compare Kurdish zevî, Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (compare Russian земля́ (zemljá), Latvian zeme, Latin humus, Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zæˈmiːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [zæˈmin]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [zeˈmin]
Noun
Dari Persian | زمین |
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Iranian Persian | زمین |
Tajiki Persian | замин (zamin) |
زمین • (zamin) (plural زمینها (zamin-hâ))
Derived terms
- سرزمین (sarzamin)
- زمیندار (zamin-dâr)
- زمین خوردن (zamin xordan)
- زمین زدن (zamin zadan)
Derived terms
- زمینی (Zamini)
See also
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zamīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 98
Urdu
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