ین
See also: ين
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jän]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [jen]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | yan |
| Iranian reading? | yen |
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [script needed] (-yn /-ēn/), from Proto-Iranian *-ayHnah.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [.ʔiːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [.ʔiːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [.ʔiːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [.ʔin]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [.ʔiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [.ʔin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | -īn |
| Dari reading? | -īn |
| Iranian reading? | -in |
| Tajik reading? | -in |
Suffix
| Dari | ـین |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | -ин |
ـین • (-in)
- Suffix which forms adjectives of material or quality; -en
Derived terms
Persian terms suffixed with ین
Etymology 3
From Arabic ـِينَ (-īna, genitive/accusative plural suffix). The case distinction, which is alien to Modern Persian, was lost, but the Arabic nominative form ـُونَ (-ūna) came to be used with nisba nouns for euphonic reasons.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔiːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔiːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔin]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | īn |
| Dari reading? | īn |
| Iranian reading? | in |
| Tajik reading? | in |
Suffix
| Dari | ـین |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | -ин |
ـین • (-in)
- (dated, literary) A plural suffix used with certain nouns denoting persons, generally of Arabic origin.
Usage notes
- While many Arabic broken plurals as well plurals in ـات (-ât) remain current in contemporary Persian, those in ـین (-in), ـون (-un) are now highly literary.
Urdu
Etymology
Local.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /iːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Suffix
ـِین • (īn) (Hindi spelling -ईन)
- Suffix which form the plural of nouns that do not end with ی (ye).
See also
Category Urdu terms suffixed with ین not found
References
- “ین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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