هامون

Persian

Alternative forms

  • هامن (hâmon) (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian hʾmwn' (hāmōn, level, flat).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɑː.múːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.múːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.mún]

Readings
Classical reading? hāmūn
Dari reading? hāmūn
Iranian reading? hâmun
Tajik reading? homun

Noun

هامون • (hâmun)

  1. plain, level ground
  2. earth (as opposed to sky and sea)
  3. desert
    Synonym: صحرا (sahrâ)

Derived terms

  • هامون‌نورد (hâmun-navard)

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    • Urdu: ہامون (hāmūn)
  • Ottoman Turkish: هامون (hâmûn)

Proper noun

هامون • (hâmun)

  1. a male given name, Hamoon, Hamoun
  2. Hamoon Lake, Iran

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.