ज़मीन

See also: जमना, जामुन, ज़माना, जमाना, and जमीन

Hindi

Alternative forms

जमीन (jamīn) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zamīn), from earlier (zamī), from Middle Persian zmyk' (zamīg, “earth”). Cognate with Bengali জমি (jomi), জমিন (jomin), Marathi जमीन (j̈amīn), Punjabi ਜ਼ਮੀਨ (zamīn).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.miːn/, [zɐ.mĩːn], /d͡ʒə.miːn/, [d͡ʒɐ.mĩːn]

Noun

ज़मीन • (zamīn) f (Urdu spelling زمین)

earth, ground
Planet Earth
Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), धरती (dhartī)
land; a plot of land

Declension

Declension of ज़मीन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज़मीन zamīn	ज़मीनें zamīnẽ
oblique	ज़मीन zamīn	ज़मीनों zamīnõ
vocative	ज़मीन zamīn	ज़मीनो zamīno

Derived terms

ज़मींदार (zamīndār)
ज़मींदारी (zamīndārī)
ज़मीन आसमान (zamīn āsmān)
ज़मीनी (zamīnī)

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