ضمیر

See also: ضمير

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمِير (ḍamīr, conscience; pronoun).

Noun

ضمیر • (zamir) (plural ضمایر (zamair))

  1. conscience, the ethical or moral sense of right and wrong
    Synonym: وجدان (vicdan)
  2. (grammar) pronoun, a type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase

Derived terms

  • ضمیری (zamiri, pronominal)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zamir

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمِير (ḍamīr).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.míːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zä.míːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zä.míɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? zamīr
Dari reading? zamīr
Iranian reading? zamir
Tajik reading? zamir

Noun

Dari ضمیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik замир

ضمیر • (zamir) (plural ضمایر (zamâyer) or ضمیرها (zamir-hâ))

  1. (grammar) pronoun
  2. mind
  3. heart
  4. secret

Descendants

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